LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 000845 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN BANGLADESH, 6-17 SEPTEMBER, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 6, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 27, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 3 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Mollah Musfikur Reza Rank: Major Unit: 11 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: 4422 Date of Birth: 01 January 1972 Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Md Mahbubul Haque Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Center Unit Location: Rajshahi Personal Number: 4814 Date of Birth: 01 March 1972 Place of Birth: Mymensingh, Bangladesh ¶3. Name: S M Azad Rank: Major Unit: 1 Para Commando Battalion Unit Location: Sylhet Personal Number: 4917 Date of Birth: 01 January 1974 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh ¶4. Name: Abu Jalal Md Iqbal Rank: Major Unit: 12 Lancer Unit Location: Ghatail Personal Number: 6030 Date of Birth: 01 March 1979 Place of Birth: Sylhet, Bangladesh ¶5. Name: Md Abdul Muttakim Rank: Major Unit: 30 Field Regiment Artillery Unit Location: Khagrachari Personal Number: 5633 Date of Birth: 25 August 1976 Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh ¶6. Name: Md Moniruzzaman Khan Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Military Academy Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 5769 Date of Birth: 29 November 1972 Place of Birth: Norsingdhi, Bangladesh ¶7. Name: Md Ahsan Ul Islam Rank: Captain Unit: 11 Sp Regiment Artillery Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: 5619 Date of Birth: 06 July 1981 Place of Birth: Rajbari, Bangladesh ¶8. Name: Abdullah Al-Mamun Billah Rank: Captain Unit: 2 Engineers Battalion Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 6650 Date of Birth: 26 December 1981 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh ¶9. Name: Hosneara Khatun Rank: Captain Unit: Ordinance Center and School Unit Location: Rajendrapur Personal Number: 6855 Date of Birth: 01 January 1983 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶10. Name: Ahmed Murtaza Reza Rank: Major Unit: East Bengal Regiment Center Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 5162 Date of Birth: 04 July 1974 Place of Birth: Dinajpur, Bangladesh ¶11. Name: M Ehsanullah Khan Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: ABU BAKR/COMBAN/OSTG Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 933 Date of Birth: 17 August 1973 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶12. Name: A H M Mosiur Rahman Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: TITUMIR/SOLAM Unit Location: Khulna Personal Number: 1373 Date of Birth: 28 November 1967 Place of Birth: Rajshahi, Bangladesh ¶13. Name: M Harun-or-Rashid Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BN Dockyard Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 1250 Date of Birth: 05 January 1976 Place of Birth: Jessore, Bangladesh ¶14. Name: Md Mahmudul Karim Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: M R U BAF Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8550 Date of Birth: 07 June 1972 Place of Birth: Bogra, Bangladesh ¶15. Name: SM Kamruzzaman Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: BAF KTL Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8713 Date of Birth: 01 January 1977 Place of Birth: Khulna, Bangladesh ¶16. Name: Salehuddin Ahmed Russel Rank: Flight Lieutenant Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 8926 Date of Birth: 01 December 1976 Place of Birth: Feni, Bangladesh ¶17. Name: Md Arif Shahriar Shams Rank: Major Unit: Bangladesh Rifles Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 4602 Date of Birth: 15 December 1971 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶18. Name: Amirul Azim Rank: Major Unit: 23 Bangladesh Infantry Regiment Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: 5180 Date of Birth: 23 July 1975 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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