LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS LOGISTICS

UNCLAS DHAKA 001795 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 LOGISTICS 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 Logistics Officers Course to be held December 2 - 13, 2007 in Rajendrapur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on November 15, 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: Mohammad Tariqul Islam Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Abu Bakr Unit Location: ship Personal Number: 821 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1972 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Mohiuddin Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Osman Unit Location: ship Personal Number: 974 Date of Birth: 5 Dec 1973 Place of Birth: Narshingdhi, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Habibul Billah Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Titumir Unit Location: Khulna, Bangladesh Personal Number: 996 Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1973 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Syed Abdus Samad Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Titumir Unit Location: Khulna, Bangladesh Personal Number: 996 Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1973 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Saad Emon Eshtiaque Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Naval HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 1084 Date of Birth: 21 May 1975 Place of Birth: Comilla, Bangladesh Name: Shaikh Mohammad Ali Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Recruits' Training School Unit Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8468 Date of Birth: 2 Jan 1966 Place of Birth: Gopalgonj, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Mostafa Zaman Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 75 Squadron Unit Location: Jessore, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8502 Date of Birth: 1 Mar 1968 Place of Birth: Bagherhat, Bangladesh Name: Gazi Mohammad Ali Hayder Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Air Defense Operation Control Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8504 Date of Birth: 8 May 1971 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh Name: Muhammad Rafiqul Islam �0A;Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Personnel Despatch Center Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8700 Date of Birth: 1 Feb 1974 Place of Birth: Madaripur, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Abdul Barek Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: BAF Base Bashar Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 8763 Date of Birth: 13 Feb 1971 Place of Birth: Barisal, Bangladesh Name: Kibria Haque Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: Coast Guard HQ Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 1189 Date of Birth: 7 Jun 1976 Place of Birth: Jamalpur, Bangladesh Name: Syed Zia-Ur-Rahman Rank: Captain Unit: Unit Location: Personal Number: 6255 Date of Birth: 1 Oct 1980 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Moshiour Rahman Rank: Captain Unit: 66 Infantry Division HQ Unit Location: Rangpur, Bangladesh Personal Number: 6196 Date of Birth: 31 Dec 1978 Place of Birth: Kurigram, Bangladesh Name: Ahmed Hossain Mohiuddin Rank: Captain Unit: 9 Bengal Lancer Unit Location: Savar, Bangladesh Personal Number: 6006 Date of Birth: 18 Jan 1979 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Rakibuzzaman Rank: Captain Unit: Army Supply & Transport Battalion Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 6355 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1982 Place of Birth: Rajshahi, Bangladesh Name: Joarder Mohammad Sarwar Mujib Rank: Major Unit: Headquarters Special Works Organization Unit Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh Personal Number: 3288 Date of Birth: 10 Nov 1967 Place of Birth: Pabna, Bangladesh Name: A.H.M. Nazrul Islam Rank: Major Unit: Armed Forces Division Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 3018 Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1964 Place of Birth: Jessore, Bangladesh Name: Mohammad Nazmus Sadat Saimmo Rank: Captain Unit: 206 Artillery Brigade Unit Location: Personal Number: 6437 Date of Birth: 19 Oct 1981 Place of Birth: Jhenidah, Bangladesh Name: Syed Abul Hassan Muhammad Abdullah Rank: Major Unit: Armed Forces Medical Institute Unit Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Personal Number: 100870 Date of Birth: 5 Sep 1969 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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