LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security

UNCLAS DHAKA 000853 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 15 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Zahiufl Alim, pcs Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: August 5, 1962, Pirozpur ¶2. Name: M Kamrul Haque Chowdhury, psc Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: April 10, 1964, Munshiganj ¶3. Name: M Zakaria Khan Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: August 1, 1963, Tangail ¶4. Name: M Rashed Ali, psc Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: August 26, 1964, Khulna ¶5. Name: AA Mamun Chowdhury, psc Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: August 5, 1967, Chittagong ¶6. Name: M Ziaul Haque, psc Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: February 2, 1971, Dhaka ¶7. Name: M Manzur Hossain Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: August 11, 1967, Barisal ¶8. Name: S E Mohiuddin Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: July 24, 1971, Bhola ¶9. Name: M Mahbubur Rahman Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: October 27, 1977, Patuakhali ¶10. Name: M H Moula Rank: Lt. Commander DOB: December 30, 1977, Cox's Bazar ¶11. Name: M Bashir Ahmed, psc Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: May 20, 1962, Narshingdi ¶12. Name: M Ashraf Uddin, psc Rank: Commander DOB: July 7, 1969, Barisal ¶13. Name: M Rabiul Islam Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: December 30, 1974, Faridpur ¶14. Name: K E Kanchan Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy DOB: August 10, 1979, Natore ¶15. Name: Fahid Abdullah Rank: Lt. Commander DOB: January 15, 1979, Chadpur ¶16. Name: Mohammad Tanvir Rahman Rank: Assistant Harbor Master DOB: November 1, 1977, Noakhali ¶17. Name: Faozia Rahman Rank: Assistant Chemist DOB: October 11, 1968, Sylhet ¶18. Name: Md. Abul Kalam Khan Rank: Sr. Electrical Engineer DOB: April 8, 1966, Manikganj ¶19. Name: Foridul Alam Rank: Captain DOB: January 30, 1968, Chittagong ¶20. Name: Howlader Akram Hossain Rank: Lt. Commander DOB: June 12, 1965, Bagerhat ¶21. Name: Jazirul Islam Rank: Captain DOB: November 1, 1970, Feni ¶22. Name: Halima Begum Rank: Sr. Training Officer DOB: September 15, 1961, Chadpur ¶23. Name: Mohammad Enamul Haque, psc Rank: Commander DOB: October 3, 1963, Narshidi ¶24. Name: M S Rahman Howlader Rank: Lt. Commander DOB: May 25, 1962, Barisal ¶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