HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 001252 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 FOR LEGAL ASPECTS IN COMBATING TERRORISM COURSE, AUGUST 12-16, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh from August 12-16, 2007. Post vetting was completed on August 1, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 11, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Mohammad Ismail Hossain Siraji Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 203 Maintenance Unit Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 7981 Date of Birth: 22 Oct 58 Place of Birth: Bogra Name: Sarker Ali Akbar Rank: Wing Commander Unit: BAF Base Kurmitola Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8443 Date of Birth: 1 Mar 66 Place of Birth: Sirajgonj Name: Mohammad Mostaque Helalur Rahman Rank: Wing Commander Unit: BAF Base Bashar Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8341 Date of Birth: 1 Oct 65 Place of Birth: Gaibandha Name: Mahmud Mehedi Hussain Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 8 Squadron Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8515 Date of Birth: 25 Oct 71 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Ferdous Mannan Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Directorate of Air Defense, Air HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8416 Date of Birth: 8 Sep 70 Place of Birth: Pabna Name: Mohammad Maksudul Alam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Directorate of Air Engineering, Air HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8615 Date of Birth: 15 Feb 73 Place of Birth: Jamalpur Name: Ahmad Barkatey Khoda Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 5 Squadron Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8619 Date of Birth: 13 Feb 76 Place of Birth: Rangpur Name: Mohammad Tahidul Islam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Air Headquarters (U) Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8569 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 70 Place of Birth: Magura Name: M A Awal Hossain Rank: Wing Commander Unit: 101 Special Flying Unit Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8250 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 67 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Mohammad Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan Rank: Colonel Unit: Central Ordnance Depot Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 2044 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 59 Place of Birth: Comilla Name: A H M Mokbul Hossain Rank: Colonel Unit: Supply & Transport Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number:1999 Date of Birth: 17 Feb 58 Place of Birth: Bogra Name: Mohammad Didarul Alam Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Inspection of Technical Development Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 1995 Date of Birth:26 Oct 59 Place of Birth: Chittagong Name: Tarequl Alam Khan Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Military Trg Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 2168 Date of Birth: 1 Mar 59 Place of Birth: Chittagong Name: Mohammad Abdul Kader Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Weapons, Eqpt & Statistics Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 2788 Date of Birth: 13 Apr 60 Place of Birth: Mymensingh Name: Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Personnel Secretariat Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 2829 Date of Birth: 15 Oct 64 Place of Birth: Chittagong Name: Mohammad Nurul Huda Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Works Dte Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3209 Date of Birth: 31 Jan 62 Place of Birth: Jamalpur Name: A S M Masud Iqbal Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 901 Central Workshop Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3317 Date of Birth: 1 May 61 Place of Birth: Madaripur Name: Mohammad Shariful Islam Molla Rank: Major Unit: Weapons Eqpt & Statistics, army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3155 Date of Birth: 10 Jul 66 Place of Birth: Narail Name: Nasim Hossain Rank: Major Unit: Military Training Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3260 Date of Birth: 31 Jan 67 Place of Birth: Kishorgonj Name: Mohammad Masud Karim Rank: Major Unit: Welfare & Rehabilitation Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 3835 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 69 Place of Birth: Chapai Nababgonj Name: Mohammad Humayun Kabir Rank: Major Unit: Ordnance Directorate, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4235 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 71 Place of Birth: Gazipur Name: Kazi Momrez Mahmud Rank: Major Unit: Supply & Transport Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4313 Date of Birth: 3 Jun 72 Place of Birth: Comilla Name: Emran Ahmed Chowdhury Rank: Major Unit: Personnel Administration Dte Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4453 Date of Birth: 12 Jan 72 Place of Birth: Feni Name: Shams Mohammed Shoeb Pervez Rank: Major Unit: Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Dte, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4996 Date of Birth: 26 May 73 Place of Birth: Gazipur Name: Emarat Hossain Rank: Major Unit: Army School of Physical Training & School Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 5417 Date of Birth: 5 Apr 73 Place of Birth: Madaripur Name: Raisul Islam Rank: Major Unit: Military Intelligence Directorate Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 5490 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 77 Place of Birth: Gazipur Name: Ekramul Haque Mohammad Al Mahbub Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Ali Haider Unit Location: It is a ship. Personal Number: 392 Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1964 Place of Birth: Mymensingh Name: Mohammad Loqman Chowdhury Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 302 Date of Birth: 16 Dec 60 Place of Birth: Sylhet Name: Abu Mohammad Akik Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 722 Date of Birth: 13 Nov 1967 Place of Birth: Magura Name: Mohammad Moshiur Rahman Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 967 Date of Birth: 14 May 73 Place of Birth: Moulvi Bazar Name: Shamshed Mohammad Zamil Hossain Rank: Commander Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 672 Date of Birth: 2 Sep 68 Place of Birth:Feni Name: Mustafa Kamal Naser Rank: Commander Unit: BNS Jamuna Unit Location: It is a ship Personal Number: 685 Date of Birth: 14 Oct 68 Place of Birth: Kurigram Name: Mohammad Enamul Haque Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Narayangonj Dockyard Unit Location: Narayangonj Personal Number: 1137 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 74 Place of Birth: Comilla Name: Mohammad Shariful Haque Khan Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Duranta Unit Location: It is a ship Personal Number: 1109 Date of Birth: 23 Aug 74 Place of Birth: Maimensing Name: Al Amin Chowdhury Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Ulka Unit Location: It is a ship Personal Number: 1088 Date of Birth: 27 Feb 76 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Mushfiqur Rahman Rank: Colonel Unit: Sector HQ, Bangladesh Rifles Unit Location: Comilla Personal Number: 2215 Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1960 Place of Birth: Tangail Name: Mohammad Abdul Gani Rank: Commander Unit: Coast Guard HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 551 Date of Birth: 15 Oct 66 Place of Birth: Comilla Name: Mohammed Masud Alam Rank: Chandpur Unit: Coast Guard HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 1086 Date of Birth: 31 Dec 75 Place of Birth: Chandpur Name: Murtaza Ahmed Mozumder Rank: Major Unit: CTIC, National Security Intelligence (NSI) Unit Location: Personal Number: 3007 Date of Birth: 8 Dec 65 Place of Birth: Peshawar, Pakistan ¶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 individuals or units." ¶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