LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING

UNCLAS DHAKA 000385 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, 27-28 APRIL 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 April 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 15. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 22 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Shahrear ARAFAT Rank: Asst. Superintendent of Police (ASP) Proby. Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajahshi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 45 Date of Birth: 20 June 1983 Place of Birth: Gazipur ¶2. Name: A.F.M. Nezam Uddin Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajahshi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 24 Date of Birth: 05 May 1978 Place of Birth: Khagrachhari ¶3. Name: Mst. Shamima Aktar Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajahshi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 75 Date of Birth: 22 November 1981 Place of Birth: Kushtia ¶4. Name: Md. Masud Alam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajahshi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 70 Date of Birth: 26 September 1981 Place of Birth: Chandpur ¶5. Name: Md. Saiful Islam Shantu Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajahshi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 18 Date of Birth: 01 January 1979 Place of Birth: Barguna ¶6. Name: Marufa Yasmin Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajahshi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 76 Date of Birth: 08 November 1981 Place of Birth: Tangail ¶7. Name: Al Asad Md. Mahfuzul Islam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajahshi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 72 Date of Birth: 31 December 1983 Place of Birth: Nilphamari ¶8. Name: Md. Torikul Islam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 103 Date of Birth: 20 April 1978 Place of Birth: Kushtia ¶9. Name: S.M. Nazmul Haque Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 54 Date of Birth: 11 July 1979 Place of Birth: Khulna ¶10. Name: Shilpi Mitra Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardah, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 83 Date of Birth: 25 May 1977 Place of Birth: Pirojpur ¶11. Name: Md. Shafiqul Islam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 73 Date of Birth: 31 June 1975 Place of Birth: Lalmonirhat ¶12. Name: Md. Abdul Hannan Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 31 Date of Birth: 26 December 1981 Place of Birth: Jhenaidaha ¶13. Name: Mohammad Rasel Sheikh Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 48 Date of Birth: 06 November 1979 Place of Birth: Munshigonj ¶14. Name: S.M. Sirajul Huda Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 98 Date of Birth: 25 December 1980 Place of Birth: Faridpur ¶15. Name: A.K.M. Johirul Islam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 16 Date of Birth: 01 January 1978 Place of Birth: Chandpur ¶16. Name: Shah Md. Abdur Rauf Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/0 7 Date of Birth: 20 November 1978 Place of Birth: Rangpur ¶17. Name: Mahmudul Hasan Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 51 Date of Birth: 01 March 1980 Place of Birth: Gazipur ¶18. Name: A. H. M. Yeadul Islam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 1/25 Date of Birth: 10 February 1979 Place of Birth: Chandpur ¶19. Name: B.M Ashraf Ullah Taher Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 134 Date of Birth: 05 June 1979 Place of Birth: Noakhali ¶20. Name: Soma Hapang Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 138 Date of Birth: 16 December 1981 Place of Birth: Mymensingh ¶21. Name: Muhammad Minhazul Islam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 02 Date of Birth: 29 November 1978 Place of Birth: Narayanganj ¶22. Name: Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 03 Date of Birth: 10 March 1980 Place of Birth: Pirojpur ¶23. Name: Maksuda Akter Khanam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 86 Date of Birth: 20 December 1978 Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria ¶24. Name: Md. Manzur Ahamed Siddique Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 67 Date of Birth: 02 December 1978 Place of Birth: Laxmipur ¶25. Name: Mohammad Touhidul Islam Rank: ASP(Proby) Unit: Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Unit Location: BPA, Sardsh, Rajshahi Personal Number: ASP(P)/ 55 Date of Birth: 31 December 1979 Place of Birth: Netrakona ¶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