HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING (ADDITIONAL NAMES) FOR

UNCLAS DHAKA 001089 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT. FOR SCA/PB ATTN: BRENT CHRISTENSEN DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG DEPT FOR DRL ATTN: ROD MORGAN OR LEROY POTTS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING (ADDITIONAL NAMES) FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, JULY 15-26, 2007 REF: DHAKA 1076 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following additional candidates have been selected for participation for the International Defense Management Course to be held in Dhaka from July 15 to 26, 2007. Post vetting was completed on July 1, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 14, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Munim Khan Majlis Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Base Kurmitola Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8403 Date of Birth: 27 Oct. 1968 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Ali Hayder Mohammad Jaglul Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Academy Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: 8334 Date of Birth: 1 Feb. 1960 Place of Birth: Bhola Name: Mohammad Towhidul Islam Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8397 Date of Birth: 1 Apr. 1967 Place of Birth: Chapai Nawabgonj Name: Abu Bakar Muhammad Abdur Rab Chowdhury Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Base Kurmitola Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8294 Date of Birth: 25 Oct. 1968 Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria Name: Kazi Kabir Uddin Ahmed Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Base Zahurul Haque Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8217 Date of Birth: 21 Aug. 1963 Place of Birth: Jessore Name: AKM Masuduzzaman (initials are his official name) Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Bangladesh Air Force Base Matiur Rahman Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: 8379 Date of Birth: 7 Sept. 1965 Place of Birth: Mymensingh Name: Mohammad Zahirul Islam Chowdhury Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 7930 Date of Birth: 8 Jul. 1963 Place of Birth: Narayangonj Name: Mohammad Mahmudul Islam Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Air Headqaurters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 7413 Date of Birth: 1 Dec. 1957 Place of Birth: Niphimari Name: Mohammad Mahtazul Haque Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 7935 Date of Birth: 6 Apr. 1959 Place of Birth: Rajshahi Name: Mohammad Mahboob Rank: Major Unit: 901 Central Workshop Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3641 Date of Birth: 1 Feb. 1966 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Mohammad Shawkat Osman Rank: Major Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3699 Date of Birth: 22 Oct. 1966 Place of Birth: Chittagong Name: Mohammad Rubayet Ahmed Rank: Major Unit Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4366 Date of Birth: 1 Mar. 1974 Place of Birth: Laximpur Name: Mohammad Hossain Al Morshed Rank: Major Unit: 34 East Bengal Unit Location: Bandarban Personal Number: 4314 Date of Birth: 1 Jan. 1971 Place of Birth: Chittagong Name: Mohammad Shahriar Kabir Islam Rank: Major Unit: 3rd Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 4307 Date of Birth: 5 Nov. 1971 Place of Birth: Khulna Name: Gazi Muhammad Sajjad Rank: Major Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4421 Date of Birth: 1 Jul. 1972 Place of Birth: Jessore Name: Ejazer Rahman Chowdhury Rank: Lt. Colonel Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3124 Date of Birth: 13 Jan. 1965 Place of Birth: Sylhet Name: Mohammad Ziaul Hassan Rank: Lt. Colonel Unit: Engineer Center and School for Military Engineering Unit Location: Qadirabad Cantonment, Natore Personal Number: 3024 Date of Birth: 2 Jun. 1966 Place of Birth: Pirojpur Name: Mohammad Enayet Ullah Rank: Lt. Colonel Unit: Defense Services Command and Staff College Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 2778 Date of Birth: 7 Jan. 1965 Place of Birth: Kurigram Name: Mohammad Faruque-Ul-Islam Rank: Lt. Colonel Unit: Armed Forces Division Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 2670 Date of Birth: 15 Sept. 1964 Place of Birth: Faridpur ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post to make the following statement to the relevant DOD units: "Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above named individual or unit." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is Luke Zahner, unclass e-mail:zahnerlv@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate this individual or any unit he has served in has been involved in gross violations of human rights. PASI