HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION

UNCLAS DHAKA 000890 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 PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION INSTRUCTORS COURSE, JUNE 17-28, 2007 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operation Instructors Course to be held in Dhaka from June 17 to 28, 2007. Post vetting was completed on May 30, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 10, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Abu Mohammad Akik Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Mongla Unit Location: Mongla Personal Number: 722 Date of Birth: 13 Nov 67 Place of Birth: Magura Name: Hasan Faqrul Bari Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Issa Khan Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 842 Date of Birth: 2 Oct 70 Place of Birth: Kustia Name: Abul Khair Mohammad Zakaria Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Issa Khan Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 1082 Date of Birth: 30 Jan 79 Place of Birth: Patuakhali Name: Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Sagar Unit Location: (Ship) Personal Number: 1145 Date of Birth: 5 Oct 75 Place of Birth: Comilla Ran Name: Ahmed Ferdous Mohammad Zahidur Rahman Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BN Dockyard Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 1148 Date of Birth: 27 Oct 75 Place of Birth: Comilla Name: Mohammad Towhidul Islam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: BAF Base Zahur Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8477 Date of Birth: 26 Oct 65 Place of Birth: Meherpur Name: Abu Hayder Mohammad Mostafa Morshed Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: BAF Base Pahar Kanchanpur Unit Location: Pahar Kanchanpur Personal Number: 8484 Date of Birth: 1 Mar 65 Place of Birth: Mymensingh Name: Abdullah Al Farooq Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: No 3 Squadron, BAF Unit Location: Personal Number: 8357 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 71 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Mohammad Shahnewaz Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Air Defense Operation Center, BAF Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8501 Date of Birth: 15 Mar 70 Place of Birth: Comilla Name: Abul Kalam Mohammad Rabiul Islam Rank: Major Unit: 29, Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Unit Location: Rangpur Personal Number: BA-3531 Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1967 Place of Birth: Khulna Name: Abu Zafar Mohammad Salah Uddin Rank: Major Unit: Signals Directorate, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-3802 Date of Birth: 20 Dec 1969 Place of Birth: Chuadanga Name: Golam Faruque Rank: Major Unit: 25, East Bengal Regiment Unit Location: Comilla Personal Number:BA-3615 Date of Birth: 15 Dec 68 Place of Birth: Noakhali Name: Mohammad Towhid Hossain Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training Unit Location: Rajendrapur Personal Number: Ba-4168 Date of Birth: 29 Aug 71 Place of Birth: Dhaka Name: Ejazur Rahman Chowdhury Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Military Training Directorate, Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number:BA-3124 Date of Birth: 13 Jan 1965 Place of Birth: Sylhet Name: Mohammad Iqbal Hassan Rank: Captain Unit: 24, Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: BA-6442 Date of Birth: 21 Nov 1981 Place of Birth: Noakhali Name: Mohammad Anwar Hossain Rank: Major Unit: 25 Air Defense Regiment Artillery Unit Location: Rajendrapur Personal Number: BA-5313 Date of Birth: 15 Jan 56 Place of Birth: Rangamati Name: Mohammad Anwarul Islam Rank: Captain Unit: 4 Field Regiment Unit Location: Mirpur Personal Number: BA-6008 Date of Birth: 3 Sep 79 Place of Birth: Rangamati Name: Mohammad Ahsanul Haque Bhuiyan Rank: Captain Unit: Workshop Platoon, President,s Guard Regiment Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-6105 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 80 Place of Birth: Comilla ¶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. BUTENIS