LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE, AUGUST 18-28

UNCLAS DHAKA 000896 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE, AUGUST 18-28 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Train The Trainer Course in Rajendrapur, Bangladesh which will begin on August 18-28, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 13, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 15, 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Mohammad Awal Khan Rank: MAjor Unit: HQ 9 Infantry Division Unit Location: Savar Personal Number: 4246 Date of Birth: 16 Feb 72 Place of Birth: Munshingonj Name of training course: ¶2. Name: Riazul Islam Thakur Rank: MAjor Unit: Army HQ Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4553 Date of Birth: 30 Dec 72 Place of Birth: Pakistan ¶3. Name: Mohammad Shahidul Islam Rank: MAjor Unit: Armored Corps Center & School Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: 4642 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 72 Place of Birth: Gopalgonj ¶4. Name: Tareq Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Center Unit Location: Rajshahi Personal Number: 4666 Date of Birth: 9 Sep 73 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶5. Name: Ahmed Ashequl Arefin Rank: Major Unit: 17 East Bengal Regiment Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number:4815 Date of Birth: 21 Nov 72 Place of Birth: Chittagong ¶6. Name: Mohammad Khurshid Alam Rank: Major Unit: 4 Field Regiment Artillery Unit Location: Mirpur Personal Number:5513 Date of Birth: 23 dec 76 Place of Birth: Mymensingh ¶7. Name: Shariful Islam Meraj Rank: Captain Unit: 19 Medium Regiment Artillery Unit Location:Bogra Personal Number:5787 Date of Birth: 15 Nov 78 Place of Birth:Dhaka ¶8. Name: Mohammad Shahidul Islam Rank:Captain Unit:10 Signal Battalion Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 6552 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 83 Place of Birth: Chapai Nababgonj ¶9. Name: M Bazlur Rashid Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BN Dockyard Unit Location:Chittagong Personal Number: 631 Date of Birth: 2 Feb 67 Place of Birth: Moulvibazar ¶10. Name: M Nizamul Hoque Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 750 Date of Birth: 1 Jan 69 Place of Birth: Faridpur ¶11. Name: M Moniruzzaman Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Issa Khan Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 1057 Date of Birth: 10 Dec 73 Place of Birth: Gazipur ¶12. Name: M Shafiul Muznibin Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Chitra Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 1318 Date of Birth: 21 Oct 77 Place of Birth: Sylhet ¶13. Name: Abdullah Al Masud Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: 35 Squadron Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8636 Date of Birth: 30 Jul 74 Place of Birth:Dhaka ¶14. Name: Mirza Nazmul Kabir Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Air Defense Operation Center Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8652 Date of Birth: 21 May 75 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶15. Name: Mohammad Rashedul Islam Gazi Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 21 Squadron Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8905 Date of Birth: 3 Jul 82 Place of Birth: Narshingdi ¶16. Name: Md Shaafiqul Hassan Khan Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: 35 Squadron Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8954 Date of Birth: 29 May 82 Place of Birth: Dhaka ¶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 David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty