LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICERS

UNCLAS DHAKA 001794 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICERS COURSE IN RAJENDRAPUR, DHAKA, BANGLADESH, DECEMBER 2 - 13, ¶2007. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the United Nations Staff Officers Course to be held December 2 - 13, 2007 in Rajendrapur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on November 14, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 26, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Sardar Mohammad Ziaul Haque Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Issa Khan Unit Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh Personal Number: 909 Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1966 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Faizul Hoque Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Surma Unit Location: It is a ship Personal Number: 1046 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1975 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Mufti Mahmud Khan Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 1026 Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1973 Place of Birth: Gopalgong, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Zahirul Haque Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 1075 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1974 Place of Birth: Barisal, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Mustashim Billah Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 1267 Date of Birth: 3 Nov 1977 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Shakil Ahmed Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Communication Unit Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8572 Date of Birth: 7 Feb 1967 Place of Birth: Comilla, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Riad Hasan Rabbani Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 35 Squadron Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8635 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1977 Place of Birth: Bagherhat, Bangladesh Name: Abdullah Al Masud Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 35 Squadron Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8636 Date of Birth: 30 Jul 1974 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Sheikh Sazzad Hossain Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 101 Special Flying Unit Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8645 Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1975 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Afaz Uddin Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: BAF Base Bashar Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8803 Date of Birth: 29 Nov 1973 Place of Birth: Khustia, Bangladesh Name: Faisal M Mahmud Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Coast Guard, West Zone Unit Location: Mongla, Bangladesh Personal Number: 1158 Date of Birth: 28 Nov 1976 Place of Birth: Comilla, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Mohsin Rank: Major Unit: Combined Military Hospital Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 100736 Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1965 Place of Birth: Feni, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Jahangir Alam Rank: Major Unit: Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 4626 Date of Birth: 31 Dec 1967 Place of Birth: Faridpur, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Rank: Captain Unit: Non-commissioned Officers' Academy Unit Location: Bogra, Bangladesh Personal Number: 5868 Date of Birth: 10 Jul 1978 Place of Birth: Naogaon, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Mohiuddin Rank: Captain Unit: 1 Engineer Battalion Unit Location: Ghataial, Bangladesh Personal Number: 5602 Date of Birth: 1 Sep 1977 Place of Birth: Laxipur, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Faisal Ahmed Bhuiyan Rank: Captain Unit: Unit Location: Personal Number: 6091 Date of Birth: 27 Oct 1978 Place of Birth: Comilla, Bangladesh Name: Talukder Shahid Sumon Mohammad Rank: Captain Unit: Headquarters Logistics Area Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 6107 Date of Birth: 30 Jan 1980 Place of Birth: Natore, Bangladesh Name: Sarkar Abdullah Nur Farooq Rank: Captain Unit: Unit Location: Personal Number: 6204 Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1980 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Nazrul Islam Rank: Captain Unit: Signal Training Center & School Unit Location: Jessore, Bangladesh Personal Number: 6202 Date of Birth: 21 Jul 1981 Place of Birth: Noakhali, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Nazrul Islam Rank: Captain Unit: Bangladesh Ordnance Factory Unit Location: Gazipur, Bangladesh Personal Number: 6329 Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1978 Place of Birth: Satkhira, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Rank: Captain Unit: Unit Location: Personal Number: 6504 Date of Birth: 25 Feb 1982 Place of Birth: Tangail, Bangladesh Name: Zia Uddin Ahmed Rank: Captain Unit: 1 Engineer Battalion Unit Location: Ghatail, Bangladesh Personal Number: 6531 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1983 Place of Birth: Patuakhali, Bangladesh Name: Mir Shafquat Hossain Rank: Captain Unit: Field Regiment Artillery Unit Location: Personal Number: 6720 Date of Birth: 1 Oct 1982 Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh ¶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