LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING

UNCLAS DHAKA 000042 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, MARCH 4-5, 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 March 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 18, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Md. Rokib Uddin Rank: CA and Company Commander Unit: 7 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: Date of Birth: 1 July, 1979 Place of Birth: Comilla ¶2. Name: Md. Jamal Uddin Rank: Nayke Unit: 24 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 27724 Date of Birth: 5 May, 1968 Place of Birth: Jhalokathi ¶3. Name: Md. Helal Uddin Rank: Ansar Unit: 7 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 27128 Date of Birth: 7 April, 1970 Place of Birth: Kustia ¶4. Name: Md. Zakir Hossain Rank: Ansar Unit: 7 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 28758 Date of Birth: 2 January, 1970 Place of Birth: Khulna ¶5. Name: Md. Mokter Ali Rank: Ansar Unit: 7 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 26465 Date of Birth: 7 February, 1970 Place of Birth: Sylhet ¶6. Name: Md. Nezam Uddin Rank: Ansar Unit: 30 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Kalihati, Tangail Personal Number: 32499 Date of Birth: 1 April, 1971 Place of Birth: Rajbari ¶7. Name: Md. Abu Salam Mollah Rank: APC Unit: 29 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Kalakopa Nobabgonj, Dhaka Personal Number: 30435 Date of Birth: 12 June, 1965 Place of Birth: Tangail ¶8. Name: Md. Saiful Isalm Rank: Nayke Unit:26 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Hajachhora, Rangamati Personal Number: 27352 Date of Birth: 8 January, 1968 Place of Birth: Mymensing ¶9. Name: Md. Naim Uddin Rank: Ansar Unit: 7 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 31259 Date of Birth: 1 February, 1973 Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria ¶10. Name: Md. Loknal Hossain Rank: Ansar Unit: 32 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Nashirabad, Chittagong Personal Number: 1912246 Date of Birth: 8 June, 1974 Place of Birth: Chuadanga ¶11. Name: Ms. Jahanara Rank: RP Unit: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: Date of Birth: 1 January, 1963 Place of Birth: Jessore ¶12. Name: Md. Abdul Mannan Rank: Ansar Unit: 7 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 28648 Date of Birth: 16 August, 1969 Place of Birth: Pabna ¶13. Name: Md. Monjural Islam Rank: Ansar Unit: 29 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Kalakopa Nobabgonj, Dhaka Personal Number: 1912994 Date of Birth: 28 July, 1975 Place of Birth: Kurigram ¶14. Name: Md. Sohidul Islam Rank: Ansar Unit: 1 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Madaripur Personal Number: 1914287 Date of Birth: 1 February, 1982 Place of Birth: Manikgonj ¶15. Name: Md. Sahajahan Ali Rank: Lanes Nyake Unit: 7 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 30747 Date of Birth: 15 April, 1970 Place of Birth: Jessore ¶16. Name: Md. Emdadul Haque Rank: Ansar Unit: 20 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Showalakh, Bandarbon Personal Number: 1912972 Date of Birth: 10 November, 1975 Place of Birth: Rangpur ¶17. Name: Ms. Roksana Kahtun Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915505 Date of Birth: 15 January, 1980 Place of Birth: Dinajpur ¶18. Name: Ms. Sahida Akther Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915347 Date of Birth: 8 July, 1985 Place of Birth: Bogra ¶19. Name: Ms. Morjina Khatun Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915840 Date of Birth: 24 October, 1986 Place of Birth: Thakurgoan ¶20. Name: Md. Emdadul Hoq Rank: Ansar Unit: 29 Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Kalkopa, Nobabgonj, Dhaka Personal Number: 1911255 Date of Birth: 24 April, 1979 Place of Birth: Mymensing ¶21. Name: Ms. Salina Khatun Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915925 Date of Birth: 1 August, 1984 Place of Birth: Naogaon ¶22. Name: Ms. Rubina Khatun Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915494 Date of Birth: 29 February, 1984 Place of Birth: Kustia ¶23. Name: Ms. Sarmin Akthar Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915485 Date of Birth: 20 December, 1984 Place of Birth: Meherpur ¶24. Name: Ms. Shilpee Khatun Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915318 Date of Birth: 3 July, 1983 Place of Birth: Norail ¶25. Name: Ms. Mahamuda Rank: Constable Unit: 1 Women Ansar Battalion Unit Location: Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy, Gazipur Personal Number: 1915914 Date of Birth: 13 March, 1984 Place of Birth: Kustia ¶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