LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS (CMLO)

UNCLAS DHAKA 000077 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 LIAISON OFFICERS (CMLO) COURSE IN BANGLADESH, 07 - 18 FEBRUARY, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Liaison Officer (CMLO) Course in Bangladesh, which will begin on February 7, 2010. Post vetting was completed on January 24, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 4, 2010 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Nahidul Islam Khan Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number:BA-3507 Date of Birth: 1 August 1968 Place of Birth: Mymensingh, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: M Mesbahul Islam Rank: Major Unit: Area Headquarters Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: BA-3305 Date of Birth: 01 October 1967 Place of Birth: Magura, Bangladesh ¶3. Name: Mujibul Haque Sikder Rank: Major Unit: 15 Indep Armed Squadron Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: BA-4588 Date of Birth: 17 November 1972 Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh ¶4. Name: Md. Rashedul Islam Rank: Major Unit: Area Headquarters Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: BA-4982 Date of Birth: 23 July 1972 Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh ¶5. Name: Muhammad Sharif ul Alam Rank: Major Unit: 6 Field Regiment, Artillery Unit Location: Comilla Personal Number: BA-6104 Date of Birth: 21 October 1979 Place of Birth: Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh ¶6. Name: Md Khasru Raihan Rank: Captain Unit: 2 Field Regiment, Artillery Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: BA-6658 Date of Birth: 15 September 1981 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶7. Name: Mohammad Mehdi Hasan Khan Rank: Captain Unit: 11 Sig BN Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: BA-6871 Date of Birth: 1 October 1982 Place of Birth: Mymensingh, Bangladesh ¶8. Name: Sultanul Arefin Rank: Captain Unit: 14 Field Regiment, Artillery Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: BA-7083 Date of Birth: 28 November 1984 Place of Birth: Chittagong, Bangladesh ¶9. Name: A H M Mosiur Rahman Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Titumir Unit Location: Khulna Personal Number: 1373 Date of Birth: 28 November 1967 Place of Birth: Rajshahi, Bangladesh ¶10. Name: M Rulhul Amin Sarker Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit: BNS Issa Khan Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 1375 Date of Birth: 10 August 1969 Place of Birth: Comilla, Bangladesh ¶11. Name: Tareq Uz Zaman Mohammed Ashek Ul Islam Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: BG AF ZHR Unit Location: Chittagong Personal Number: 8609 Date of Birth: 28 February 1978 Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh ¶12. Name: Md. Khaledur Rahman Rank: Squadron Leader Unit: Air Headquarters Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: 8707 Date of Birth: 20 October 1970 Place of Birth: Kustia, Bangladesh ¶13. Name: Mohammad Abdul Mabud Rank: Additional SP Unit: 6 APBN Unit Location: Barisal Personal Number: BP 7301008226 Date of Birth: 01 January 1973 Place of Birth: Noakhali, 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