Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07DHAKA541
2007-04-02 09:00:00
SECRET
Embassy Dhaka
Cable title:
BANGLADESH TO ACT AGAINST BANK SEPAH
how-toVZCZCXYZ0016 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKA #0541 0920900 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 020900Z APR 07 FM AMEMBASSY DHAKA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3693
S E C R E T DHAKA 000541
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
ISN/CPI (ANTHONY RUGGIERO; NEA/IR (SEAN MISKO)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2017
TAGS: EFIN KNNP IR BG PARM
SUBJECT: BANGLADESH TO ACT AGAINST BANK SEPAH
REF: STATE 40440
Classified By: Economic Chief David Renz; Reason 1.4(d)
(S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on April 2 to Hamid
Rashid, Director of UN Affairs, MFA. Rashid acknowledged
Bangladesh's obligations under UNSCR 1747 and said MFA would,
per established procedures, promptly instruct the central
bank to freeze/block transactions with Bank Sepah and Bank
Sepah International. Rashid also promised to instruct the
central bank to contact HSBC and Sonoli bank directly in
light of information reftel concerning possible banking
relations between them and Bank Sepah/Bank Sepah
International,
BUTENIS