LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING

UNCLAS DHAKA 000315 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING TERRORIST FINANICNG IN THE CHARITABLE SECTOR IN NEW DELHI, INDIA, APRIL 14 TO APRIL 17, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 10, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Bimal Chandra Banerjee Rank: Joint Director Unit: Anti Money Laundering Department (FIU) Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: X- 0515609 Date of Birth: 02 January 1953 Place of Birth: Narsingdi, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Md Robiul Islam Rank: Deputy General Manager Unit: Department of Banking Inspection Unit Location: Bangladesh Bank, Khulna Personal Number: V 0801162 Date of Birth: 09 October 1960 Place of Birth: Satkhira, 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 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