LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING

UNCLAS DHAKA 000384 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING AGENCIES ON PREVENTING HIV TRANSMISSION AMONG INJECTING DRUG USERS COURSE, 9-10 JUNE 2009. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 9, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 5 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name of Participant: Md. Anower Hossen Rank: Sub Inspector (SI) Unit Location: Ramna Division Shahbag PS Personal Number: Date of Birth: 24 August 1969 Place of Birth: Chittagong ¶2. Name of Participant: Md. Kamal Hossain Rank: SI Unit Location: Lalbag Division Lalbag P/S Personal Number: Date of Birth: 03 May 1977 Place of Birth: Rajbari ¶3. Name of Participant: Md. Shajahan Rank: Asst. Sub Inspector (ASI) Unit Location: Ramna Division Shahbag PS Personal Number: 4393 Date of Birth: 01 March 1978 Place of Birth: Mymenshingh ¶4. Name of Participant: Md. Nazrul Islam Rank: ASI Unit Location: Mohammadpur OP under Mohammadpur P/S Personal Number: 1749 Date of Birth: 01 May 1977 Place of Birth: Barishal ¶5. Name of Participant: Md. Akidul Rank: ASI Unit Location: Ramna Division Shahbag PS Personal Number: 20477 Date of Birth: 31 January 1982 Place of Birth: Mymensingh ¶6. Name of Participant: Md. Masudujjman Rank: ASI Unit Location: Ramna Division Shahbag PS Personal Number: 1962 Date of Birth: 10 September 1976 Place of Birth: Bogra ¶7. Name of Participant: Md. Farukuzzaman Rank: ASI Unit Location: Tejgaon Division, Mohammadpur P/S Personal Number: 1529 Date of Birth: 06 January 1975 Place of Birth: Jamalpur ¶8. Name of Participant: Md. Arshad Ali Rank: ASI Unit Location: Lalbag Division Katowali P/S Personal Number: 25956 Date of Birth: 01 March 1969 Place of Birth: Rajshahi ¶9. Name of Participant: Md. Abdul Mannan Rank: Constable Unit Location: Ramna Division Shahbag PS Personal Number: 14474 Date of Birth: 01 March 1973 Place of Birth: Chapai Nababgonj ¶10. Name of Participant: Md. Sahidul Islam Rank: Constable Unit Location: Ramna Division Shahbag PS Personal Number: 18757 Date of Birth: 15 January 1974 Place of Birth: Barisal ¶11. Name of Participant: Md. Jahangir Alam Rank: Constable Unit Location: Ramna Division Shahbag PS Personal Number: 12500 Date of Birth: 1959 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 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