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07DHAKA476	ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN DEFENDS [...] (C) Summary: Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Hosain Mashhud Chowdhury unequivocally maintained that the ACC has a solid basis for investigating each of the 100 individuals identified in two lists of individuals suspected of corruption. During a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador and [...]	2007-03-22 07:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM BG

07DHAKA480	BANGLADESH'S FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF AVIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 22, Bangladesh announced its first confirmed case of Avian Influenza (H5N1). The GOB has taken preliminary steps to address the avian influenza infection discovered at a commercial poultry farm north of Dhaka. With NO/NO human infection in Bangladesh and NO/NO additi [...]	2007-03-23 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU BG
07DHAKA484	MINORITY ACTIVIST KILLED BY ARMY SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) Another allegation of torture and extra-judicial killing made its way into the local press this week. According to newspapers and witness reports, army and police personnel removed four members of the Christian Garo minority in the Madhupur Forest area from a micro-bus in the early after [...]	2007-03-25 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA485	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Maritime Officers Course scheduled for May 30-August 10, 2007 in Yorktown, Virginia. Post vetting was completed on March 25, 2007. Post requests that vetting be com [...]	2007-03-25 08:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA489	RUMORS SWIRL ON ZIA'S DEPARTURE [...] (C) Summary. Senior party leaders say that Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairwoman Khaleda Zia is ready to leave Bangladesh, provided her two sons are allowed to go with her and her exile, probably in Jeddah, is guaranteed to be comfortable. If Zia does go and Awami League President Hasina s [...]	2007-03-25 10:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA496	BANGLADESH: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; [...] Embassy Dhaka,s State point of contact on avian and pandemic influenza is Carter Wilbur, ESTH officer. Contact information is: Email - wilburcw@state.gov, Phone - (8802) 885-5500 xt 2206, FAX - 882-4008. 2. Embassy Dhaka,s DOD Point of contact on avian and pandemic influenza is LTC Ran [...]	2007-03-27 08:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU MARR MASS CASC BG
07DHAKA505	ARMY CHIEF SPEAKS OUT [...] (C) Summary. The army chief's populist, politician-bashing speech yesterday has boosted rumors he intends to become president once the incumbent's term expires in September. End Summary. The General Speaks Out ---------------------- 2. (SBU) On March 27, Chief of Army Staff General Moeen [...]	2007-03-28 09:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KDEM BG
07DHAKA508	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA-EIC TRAINING COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the ATA-EIC training starting on April 9 - May 25, 2007. Post vetting was completed on March 28, 2007. Due to the start of the course on April 9, 2007, this list requires clearance by c [...]	2007-03-29 04:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR PINS PREL MASS KCRM SNAR BG
07DHAKA524	HEAD OF LAND-RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IMPRISONED, BEATEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Shahidul Islam, director of the non-governmental organization Uttaran, was detained at his organization's training center in Tala in southwestern Bangladesh by army personnel on January 27. At a meeting with POLOFF on March 22, Uttaran officials provided first-hand details of Is [...]	2007-04-01 06:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA529	AMBASSADOR RAISES DEMOCRACY CONCERNS TO FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Affairs Adviser Chowdhury and the Ambassador discussed USG concerns about Bangladesh's democracy, custodial deaths, Shoaib Choudhury's sedition trial, and continuing registration problems for American visitors to Bangladesh. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On March 28, the Ambas [...]	2007-04-01 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM CVIS PTER BG
07DHAKA53	DIPLOMATS COORDINATE STRATEGY ON BANGLADESH [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Key diplomatic missions in Bangladesh are coordinating their responses to the ongoing political crisis. The U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the European Commission, Germany (representing the European Union presidency) [...]	2007-01-11 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA537	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR EXERCISE FLASH BUFFALO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units have been selected for participation in Exercise Flash Buffalo to be conducted in Chittagong, Bangladesh from May 20 to June 2, 2007. Post vetting was completed on March 29, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by A [...]	2007-04-02 04:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA538	BANGLADESH: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PARM BG
07DHAKA541	BANGLADESH TO ACT AGAINST BANK SEPAH [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	EFIN KNNP IR BG PARM
07DHAKA542	UNHCR REPORTS FURTHER PROGRESS ON ROHINGYAS [...] SUMMARY (C) The government continues to take steps to improve conditions in the official Rohingya refugee camps, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Bangladesh. A government adviser made the first-ever minister-level visit to the camps in March. Mea [...]	2007-04-03 04:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF BG
07DHAKA546	JMB EXECUTED; GOB TARGETS POLITICAL PROTECTORS [...] (C) Terrorists Executed: Bangladesh (GOB) hanged six top leaders of the militant group Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) on March 30, keeping execution details (time and place) secret. Sentenced to death in September 2006 for killing two SIPDIS judges in 2005, the six exhausted their appe [...]	2007-04-04 04:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA547	ELECTION COMMISSION TO PREPARE NEW VOTER LIST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Election Commission will take at least 18 months to prepare a new voter list with photographs, Chief Election Commissioner Huda told the Ambassador, and the voter list would be prepared in tandem with a project to introduce national identification cards. The Commissioners also [...]	2007-04-04 06:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA55	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRESENCE OF REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC [...] (S/NF) Per Ref A request, Post assessed whether the GOB would object to US designation of the Kuwaiti-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society branch in Bangladesh (RIHS-B) under E.O. 13224 and/or UNSCR 1267. Post does not believe the GOB would object to designation under either authority. I [...]	2007-01-11 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN BG
07DHAKA550	HIGH COURT TO HEAR APPEAL IN JOURNALIST'S SEDITION [...] (SBU) The trial of Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury, the Bangladeshi journalist charged with sedition, remains postponed pending a High Court Appellate Branch ruling on Choudhury's appeal on the denial of a petition to dismiss the case. The Attorney General's office, which will represent the govern [...]	2007-04-04 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA56	MILITARY SAYS NO TO POLITICAL ROLE, [...] (C) Summary: Political factions, leading business organizations and civil society are seeking international support for military solutions to the present political crisis, creating intense pressure on the military to act. Our embassy, the British High Commission and other missions in Dhaka [...]	2007-01-11 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA560	MILITARY AMBITIONS IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) COAS Presses Political Agenda: Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Moeen Uddin Ahmed on April 2 renewed his populist attacks on Bangladeshi politicians and called for a "new brand of democracy." Moeen made the remarks in his keynote address to a regional conference hosted by the Bangladesh Po [...]	2007-04-05 09:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA569	BANGLADESH MOVES ON BIRD FLU, BUT NOT AS QUICKLY AS DONORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GOB actions do not have a sense of urgency, and the FAO/WHO approved National Response Plan is not being closely followed. The donor community is trying to develop a means to urge GOB action; key to that is the current FAO technical assessment reported septel. END SUMMARY. [...]	2007-04-09 04:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA57	MILITARY SAYS NO TO POLITICAL ROLE, [...] (C) Summary: Political factions, leading business organizations and civil society are seeking international support for military solutions to the present political crisis, creating intense pressure on the military to act. Our embassy, the British High Commission and other missions in Dhaka [...]	2007-01-11 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA575	ECONOMIC REFORM - THE FIRST 90 DAYS [...] (C) Economy Priority: The Caretaker Government singled out the economy as a justification for the January 11 declaration of a State of Emergency in the wake of the economic disruptions from political unrest in late 2006. While the resulting political stability is the largest factor behind r [...]	2007-04-10 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL ENRG BG
07DHAKA576	THREE MONTHS LATER: DEMOCRACY IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) As the Fakhruddin Ahmed government hits its 90-day mark, the future of Bangladesh's democracy remains uncertain. Elections, the government now admits, are at least 18 months away, both big political parties are reeling from government pressure, the army chief has called for radical const [...]	2007-04-10 04:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM MARR BG
07DHAKA577	ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE - THE FIRST 90 DAYS [...] (C) Corruption Top Priority: The Caretaker Government appointed following the State of Emergency declared January 11 made combatting corruption the cornerstone of its promise to prepare for and conduct free and fair elections. In its first 90 days, the government has had some notable succes [...]	2007-04-10 05:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA587	HOME SECRETARY ON JMB EXECUTIONS, KIBRIA AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary. On April 5, Deputy Chief of Mission and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Secretary Abdul Karim met to discuss issues, including the recent Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) executions, GOB changes to its visa regime, trafficking in persons, the restarting of the Kibria investigati [...]	2007-04-11 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV EAID CASC PHUM BG
07DHAKA588	HOME SECRETARY ON JMB EXECUTIONS, KIBRIA AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary. On April 5, Deputy Chief of Mission and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Secretary Abdul Karim met to discuss issues, including the recent Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) executions, GOB changes to its visa regime, trafficking in persons, the restarting of the Kibria investigati [...]	2007-04-11 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV EAID CASC PHUM BG
07DHAKA59	STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN BANGLADEH - SITREP [...] (SBU) At 1920 local, media reported that the caretaker government under President Iajuddin Ahmed had authorized a state of emergency. Embassy has confirmation from multiple sources. Media reported that a night time curfew, 2300 to 0500 will be imposed beginning tonight, January 11, and remain [...]	2007-01-11 13:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA608	BIRD FLU: BANGLADESH PERMITS INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB agreed April 9 to allow foreign technical advisors to assist with the Avian Influenza response. This breakthrough opens the door for multilateral and bilateral assistance to implement the recommendations reported in ref (A). END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Early Assessment: [...]	2007-04-15 08:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU EAID PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA611	REO VISITS DHAKA Q REVIEWS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES [...] SUMMARY. REO John Adams and FSN Jay Pal Shrestha visited Dhaka March 7 Q 14 as part of a series of regular regional visits. They met with embassy personnel, GOB officials, and NGOs to assess major environmental issues facing Bangladesh. They also visited USAID projects in the field, and par [...]	2007-04-16 01:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID BG
07DHAKA612	DEA ADVANCE VISIT TO DHAKA PREPARES FOR SUMMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DEA Special Agents Tom Brown from the New Delhi regional office and Dan Perez from Quantico met various Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies in preparation for a two week Basic Drug Course to be offered to counter-narcotics officers. Bangladesh's status as a regional transship [...]	2007-04-16 01:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA623	YUNUS EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT AGENDA, [...] (C) Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus offered praise of the caretaker government in a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission, POLOFF and Staff Advisor Manpreet Singh Anand of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on April 8. Yunus acknowledged mistakes had been made -- such as mass demol [...]	2007-04-16 04:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA626	FAO TRANSBOUNDARY ANIMAL DISEASE EXPERT ASSESSES [...] (SBU) FAO Technical Assistance: Dr. Laurence Gleeson, Regional Manager of the Food and Agriculture Organization's Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases, visited Dhaka April 4 to assess the avian influenza outbreak that began in February (ref B) and to make recommendations. He pr [...]	2007-04-16 06:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA629	BANGLADESH ANNOUNCES ELECTIONS BY END OF 2008 [...] (U) Election timeline: Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed announced April 12 that elections will be held by the end of 2008. The announcement was part of his nationwide address reviewing the Caretaker Government's accomplishments in its first 90 days and reaffirming the CG's commitment "not (t [...]	2007-04-16 08:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA63	STATE OF EMERGENCY - SITREP 02 01/12/07 [...] As of 1240 local the situation remains calm. Embassy personnel are safe and accounted for. No AmCits have contacted Embassy for assistance. A countrywide 2300-0500 hrs daily curfew remains in effect until further notice. 2. Former Bangladesh Bank (the country's central bank) Governor F [...]	2007-01-12 06:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM BG
07DHAKA639	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM FELLOWS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Counter-Terrorism Fellows Program in Washington, DC from July 21 to September 30, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by M [...]	2007-04-17 09:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA640	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in International Logistics Executive Advanced Development Course in Athens, Georgia from June 1 to July 27, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10, 2007, to provide su [...]	2007-04-17 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA641	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command and Staff College Course in Montgomery, Alabama from June 11, 2007 to June 9, 2008. Post etting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2007-04-17 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA642	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AIR WAR COLLEGE COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air War College Course in Montgomery, Alabama, from May 29, 2007 to May 27, 2008. Post vetting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10, [...]	2007-04-17 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA643	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMBINED LOGISTICS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Combined Logistics Captain Course in Fort Lee, Virginia, from May 22 to November 2, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May [...]	2007-04-17 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA644	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SENIOR INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Senior International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California from June 23 to July 20, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 15, 2007. Post requests that vetting be [...]	2007-04-17 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA646	FORMER PM ZIA REPORTEDLY AGREES TO QUIT BANGLADESH [...] (C) Zia Agrees to Leave: Former Prime Minister and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia has agreed to leave Bangladesh and not return, according to press reports and sources close to Zia. Her decision comes less than 48 hours after the arrest of her youngest son, Arafat " [...]	2007-04-17 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA65	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) As instructed reftel B, post immediately reached out to the interim Chief Advisor, Fazlul Haque. In the interim, the President named Fakhruddin Ahmed as the next Chief Advisor. Fakhruddin Ahmed will be sworn in on January 12 at 1900 local. Ambassador and other Chief of Missions will atte [...]	2007-01-12 08:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BG
07DHAKA654	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON CHIEF ADVISOR [...] (U) Ambassador Butenis and Econoff (note taker) met April 16 with Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed to discuss elections and political reform, governance, and anti-corruption. Fahim Munaim, Press Spokesman for the Chief Advisor, and Shahidul Islam, Director General Americas & Pacific Wing, Mi [...]	2007-04-18 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM BG
07DHAKA655	SHAMSHER CHOWDHURY OFF-MESSAGE: MFA CORRECTS [...] (S) Summary: MFA Director General Islam confirmed that the MFA directed Ambassador Chowdhury to personally ask the airlines not to permit Hasina to board any aircraft but only to inform the U.S. of his actions, admitting he exceeded his instructions in requesting USG assistance. Separately, A [...]	2007-04-19 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PHUM PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA656	HOME SECRETARY ON SHEIKH HASINA, KHALEDA ZIA, AND [...] (C) On the heels of a brief April 18 introductory call by the New Delhi based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Legal Attache, the Home Secretary touched on Sheikh Hasina,s imminent return, rumors about Khaleda Zia,s imminent departure and continuing allegations of death and abuse attribut [...]	2007-04-19 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL KCRM PGOV BG
07DHAKA66	SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES STATE OF [...] (S) Summary: A senior military official told the Ambassador the military approached President/Chief Advisor Iajuddin Ahmed to press him to declare a state of emergency and resign as Chief Advisor. The military moves were motivated both by UN statements that military participation in a one [...]	2007-01-12 10:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA663	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENTS WITH COAS MOEEN [...] (C) Summary: In an April 16 meeting with Ambassador Butenis and DATT (note taker),Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Moeen Uddin Ahmed described the military's successes in support of the civilian government, cited the need for political party reform, provided assurances the military would remai [...]	2007-04-22 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KDEM PMIL BG
07DHAKA673	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operation Instructors Course at Monterrey, California, from May 6 to 18, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 23, 2007. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2007-04-24 04:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA681	SEDITION CASE CONTINUES TO TWIST IN THE WIND [...] (C) The sedition trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury will likely be postponed again, at least until May, because of an outstanding dismissal petition his lawyers have filed with the High Court Appellate Division. Choudhury recently told POLOFF that his lawyer, Barriste [...]	2007-04-25 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA683	GOVERNMENT UNVEILS ELECTORAL REFORM PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Election Commission briefed donors on its plan for electoral reform. The head of the Commission's Secretariat laid out a roadmap for preparing a new voter list SIPDIS with photographs. The new, computerized database resulting from this project will serve in the longer term [...]	2007-04-26 03:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA684	AMBASSADOR VISITS MADHUPUR, DISCUSSES CUSTODIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. No charges have been filed and no action taken in the case of Choilesh Ritchil, the Christian Garo activist from Madhupur who was killed by the army on March 18. This was the situation as described to the Ambassador by Garo activists when she visited the Pirgachha Catholic Missio [...]	2007-04-26 04:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA685	BANGLADESH - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (C) Summary: The interim government formed following the January 11 declaration of the State of Emergency has pursued an aggressive agenda of political and economic reform coupled with an anti-corruption campaign and institutional change all designed to create conditions conducive to free, [...]	2007-04-26 04:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA690	HASINA, ZIA MAY RETURN OR STAY AS THEY CHOOSE [...] (U) Government Relents: On April 25, the government issued two press notes announcing that Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is free to return to Bangladesh and that Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairwoman Khaleda Zia is under no pressure to leave. The April 25 note on Hasina referred to th [...]	2007-04-26 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL BG
07DHAKA70	NEW INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) India,s new High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador on January 10. (He presents his credentials to the Government of Bangladesh on January 16.) The discussion covered the current political crisis, the efforts of the international community to su [...]	2007-01-15 09:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA703	BANGLADESH SPECIAL 301 2007 [...] (U) POSITIVE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE. Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Abida Islam, Director of America and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 30. Ms. Islam acknowledged the expressed USG intent to increase engagement on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues and agreed [...]	2007-04-30 09:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPIR BG
07DHAKA711	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING OFFICER COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Boarding Officer Course in Charleston, South Carolina from July 4 to August 15, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by M [...]	2007-05-02 07:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA712	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Combat Engineer Officer Course at Camp LeJeune from June 6 to October 1, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 20, [...]	2007-05-02 07:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA713	BANGLADESH: SHIP RECYCLING - INTERNATIONAL TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 07:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND PHSA SENV ETRD BG
07DHAKA714	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR GROUND SUPPLY OFFICER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Ground Supply Officer Course at Camp LeJeune from July 5 to September 8, 2007. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 1, [...]	2007-05-02 07:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA715	FUNDING SUPPORT REQUEST TO ATTEND 2007 DRL [...] (U) EMB Dhaka requests funding for Luke Zahner, POLOFF responsible for human rights and democracy issues, to attend the DRL conference being held in Washington July 18-20, 2007. Airfare from Dhaka to Washington and return is approximately $4,300 and per diem costs approximately $1,700. 2. ( [...]	2007-05-02 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA716	BOMBLETS EXPLODE IN THREE BANGLADESH CITIES [...] (SBU) On the morning of May 1, three small devices exploded within minutes of each other near railroad stations in the cities of Sylhet, Chittagong, and Dhaka. Police told us that one rickshaw driver was seriously injured in Chittagong and a small boy sustained minor injuries in Sylhet. 2 [...]	2007-05-02 08:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KDEM PHUM ASEC PGOV BG
07DHAKA717	BANGLADESHI JOURNALIST'S SEDITION TRIAL POSTPONED [...] (C) SUMMARY. The start of the sedition trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury was postponed again, this time until June 23. Choudhury also received two phone calls on April 30, one from Police Special Branch and one from an officer with military intelligence. END SUMMARY. [...]	2007-05-02 09:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA725	PARAMILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE - BALANCE BUFFALO, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units have been selected for participation in Operation Balance Buffalo in May 2007. Post vetting was completed on May 1, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 15, 2007, to provide sufficient time for processing. [...]	2007-05-03 09:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA726	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NEAR EAST/SOUTH ASIA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Executive Seminar starting on May 30, 2007. Post vetting was completed on May 1, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2007-05-03 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA727	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NEAR EAST/SOUTH ASIA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East/South Asia Center for Strategic Studies Executive Seminar starting on May 30, 2007. Post vetting was completed on May 1, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2007-05-03 09:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA729	DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTRO BG
07DHAKA730	LABORATORY CAPACITY IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. H5N1 continues to spread in Bangladesh, with confirmed poultry infections reported in nine of 64 districts but still no confirmed human cases. Numerous meetings between donors, experts, and the relevant GOB ministries have raised the question of Bangladesh,s laboratory capaci [...]	2007-05-04 07:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO KFLU EAID PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA733	BANGLADESH: CITES COP 14 PREPARATION: GAUGING [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-06 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ETRD BG
07DHAKA734	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-06 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO BG
07DHAKA737	BANGLADESH DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AGENCY SAYS NO NEW [...] (C) On May 3, econoff met with Brigadier General Helal Uddin Ahmed, Director General of the Directorate General Defence Procurement, the main procurement source for all branches of the Bangladesh military, at Brigadier Helal's request. Econoff had met with Helal in August 2006 to deliver re [...]	2007-05-06 07:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC IR PARM PREL BG
07DHAKA738	DEPT OF ENERGY TEAM CONDUCT ASSURANCE VISITS AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A three person team from the U.S. Dept of Energy visited Bangladesh to inspect USG funded security upgrades and to determine if further upgrades are necessary to ensure adequate protection of radiological materials. Overall, the team concluded that progress had been made since [...]	2007-05-06 23:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA739	TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR IMAMS AMD LAWYERS [...] (U) Summary. In an innovative training program on investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases, the Embassy provided training to imams and human rights lawyers to help them understand what law enforcement needed in order to prosecute trafficking cases. End Summary. Trafficking Prose [...]	2007-05-06 23:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PREF CASC BG
07DHAKA743	TRIP REPORT OF VISIT TO POULTRY FARMS IN SAVAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 2, Econoff visited two poultry farms in the Ashulia area of Savar district north of Dhaka. Both farms had their entire stocks of egg-laying chickens culled due to H5N1 in late March or early April. The two farms demonstrated widely different levels of preparation and so [...]	2007-05-07 01:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA744	DEPT OF ENERGY TEAM CONDUCT ASSURANCE VISITS AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A three person team from the U.S. Dept of Energy visited Bangladesh to inspect USG funded security upgrades and to determine if further upgrades are necessary to ensure adequate protection of radiological materials. Overall, the team concluded that progress had been made since [...]	2007-05-07 01:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA750	RETURN OF SHEIKHA HASINA TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) On May 7, Awami League (AL) leader Shiekh Hasina returned to Bangladesh. AL Secretary General Abdul Jalil told us that the government gave permission for 16 Awami League representatives, up from ten reported in the media, to receive her at the airport. Jalil vehemently rejected any sug [...]	2007-05-07 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA758	BANGLADESH: REQUEST FOR DETAILS AND [...] (SBU) On May 6, Econoff delivered demarche (reftel) to Ms. Abida Islam, Director, America and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (S) On May 9, Ms. Islam reported to Econoff that Bangladesh Bank (the central bank),through its Deputy Secretary Ruhi Rahman, (8802) 955-4940, issued [...]	2007-05-09 06:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	KNNP EFIN PARM BG
07DHAKA759	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 06:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO AORC PREL BG
07DHAKA775	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COURSE, MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Disaster Preparedness Course starting on May 23, 2007. Post vetting was completed on May 10, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 21, 2007, to provide sufficient t [...]	2007-05-10 08:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA776	BANGLADESH CROSSES 100,000 BIRDS CULLED, INFECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Publicly, the GOB is claiming the H5N1 outbreak "has remained under control of the government except in a few places of the country," but as Bangladesh crosses the 100,000 birds culled mark, with ten districts reporting H5N1 infections in poultry and new infections reported week [...]	2007-05-10 08:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA778	HASINA'S RETURN SETBACK FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Hasina's triumphant return to Bangladesh marks a dramatic setback to government efforts to force the two ladies into exile and create a new political landscape. Taking Hasina, and by necessity Zia, to trial may be Plan B but is fraught with risks for an increasingly risk-averse g [...]	2007-05-12 04:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA779	HASINA'S RETURN SETBACK FOR GOVERNMENT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Hasina's triumphant return to Bangladesh marks a dramatic setback to government efforts to force the two ladies into exile and create a new political landscape. Taking Hasina, and by necessity Zia, to trial may be Plan B but is fraught with risks for an increasingly risk-averse g [...]	2007-05-12 04:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA787	BANGLADESH: US PROTOCOLS IN THE ASEAN REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-13 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ARF KNNP PTER BG
07DHAKA79	BUSINESS SUPPORTS STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Business leaders support the January 11 declaration of a state of emergency, expecting it will allow commerce to return to normal under conditions of political stabilty. They believe the general public accepts the state of emergency, say the new Chief Advisor is well regarded [...]	2007-01-16 09:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA795	KIBRIA'S SON DISCOUNTS NEW INVESTIGATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 09:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KCRM PGOV BG
07DHAKA80	MORE JMB ARRESTS AND SEIZURES [...] (SBU) Local media report that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) used confessions from Hasan Ali (alias Hridoy) and Shoeb (alias Jahir Nuruzzaman or Zahir Nuruzzaman),who were arrested January 10 (ref B),to raid another Jamaatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB) house on January 12 in Karatia Bazar [...]	2007-01-16 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG
07DHAKA803	AMBASSADOR URGES GOVERNMENT TO RETURN JOURNALIST'S [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador is pressing senior government officials to allow journalist Tasneem Khalil and family to travel to mitigate the negative international reaction to his case. End Summary. 2. (C) Early May 11, security officials (apparently from the military intelligence organizat [...]	2007-05-17 06:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
07DHAKA81	STRINGENT EMERGENCY POWERS YET TO BE TESTED, MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11, President Ahmed issued an Emergency Power Ordinance that gave the government sweeping powers of arrest and detention, restricted individual liberties ranging from freedom of commerce to freedom of the press, authorized the confiscation (as needed) of private prope [...]	2007-01-16 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM BG
07DHAKA811	HASINA DOUBTS GOVERNMENT SINCERITY ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Awami League president Hasina says she fears the government will delay elections until a "king's" party can be guaranteed a large majority, but she insists she has no interest in agitating for elections or an end to the ban on political activity. She called on the government to [...]	2007-05-17 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BG
07DHAKA816	RIHS LICENSE CANCELED IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) On May 18, local media reported that the Government of Bangladesh canceled the recently renewed registration of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) because of the Kuwait-based NGO's alleged support for Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. 2. (SBU) On May 20, an authoritative of [...]	2007-05-20 07:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KISL PGOV BG
07DHAKA819	TERRORISM UPDATE IN BANGLADESH [...] (S) Summary: Although there has been no major terrorist incident in Bangladesh since December 2005, the steady stream of alleged militant arrests since December 2006, the seizure of bomb-making material across the country, and the May 1 "cracker" bombs at three city railroad stations indicate [...]	2007-05-20 09:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
07DHAKA83	BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE TO CHIEF ADVISOR ON STATE OF [...] (C) Early January 16, citing time constraints and the imminent naming of an adviser with responsibility for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed postponed his meeting with the Ambassador scheduled for later the same day. As an interim measure, mission sent a letter [...]	2007-01-17 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BG
07DHAKA848	USARPAC COMMANDER BROWN'S MEETING WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary. In his meetings with COAS General Moeen and other senior Bangladeshi military officers, USARPAC Commander LTG Brown stressed the importance of returning Bangladesh to democratic, elected governance as soon as possible and noted the difficulties the Thai generals have encountered by [...]	2007-05-24 07:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PHUM PGOV BG
07DHAKA86	AS JUDICIARY FINALLY SEPARATES, ERSHAD CASE ENDS [...] (SBU) On January 17, Jatiya Party president Ershad confirmed to us that a district court has ruled that his time served has fully satisfied the sentence he received for his conviction in the Japanese boat purchase corruption case. Ershad, who ruled Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990 as a military di [...]	2007-01-17 09:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV BG
07DHAKA867	NEW ARRESTS NET HIGH-PROFILE POLITICAL PLAYERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The latest wave of high-profile political detentions includes Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil, other Sheikh Hasina loyalists, and two reputedly corrupt former BNP ministers, Lutfozzaman Babar and Altaf Hussain Chowdhury. Meanwhile, the government has asked the high cou [...]	2007-05-29 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA87	NEW SLATE OF CARETAKER ADVISORS NAMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ten advisors for the new Caretaker Government have been selected and are in the process of taking office. With a few exceptions, the advisors are viewed as non-partisan and distinguished members of society. END SUMMARY A New Team of Advisors ====================== 2. (S [...]	2007-01-17 10:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
07DHAKA872	BANGLADESH: NOMINATION OF NEW WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 07:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IBRD BG
07DHAKA875	ZIA PLEADS FOR SONS [...] (C) Summary. Khaleda Zia urged the Ambassador to support her embattled sons Tarique and Koko, asserted she was ready to leave Bangladesh but the government failed to get her a Saudi visa, said she has no contact with the military, and is mystified by the military's actions and objectives. Loc [...]	2007-05-30 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG

07DHAKA880	DETAINEES REMANDED INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several high-profile political figures appeared before judges on May 29 following their detention the day before. Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil and former BNP Home Minister Lutfozzoman Babar were both remanded into custody for four days for interrogation about corr [...]	2007-05-30 23:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA881	DETAINEES REMANDED INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several high-profile political figures appeared before judges on May 29 following their detention the day before. Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil and former BNP Home Minister Lutfozzoman Babar were both remanded into custody for four days for interrogation about corr [...]	2007-05-30 23:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA889	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INFANTRY CAPTAIN TRAINING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Infantry Captain Training Course to he held at Fort Benning, Georgia, from June 27 to December 13, 2007. Post vetting was completed on May 30, 2007. Post requests that vetting [...]	2007-05-31 08:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA890	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operation Instructors Course to be held in Dhaka from June 17 to 28, 2007. Post vetting was completed on May 30, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2007-05-31 08:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA906	CONTINUED INFLATION LEAVES PUBLIC SIMMERING [...] (C) Summary: The military-backed caretaker government continues to face popular discontent over price rises, especially for basic food commodities. Recent press reports highlight public concerns as did the Centre for Policy Dialogue in a June 2 public presentation on the state of the Bangl [...]	2007-06-04 08:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BG
07DHAKA907	"KING'S" PARTY COULD UNDERMINE FREE AND TIMELY [...] (C) Summary. The military continues to court primarily BNP politicians for a new "king's" party, but its failure to displace the "two ladies," the absence of credible leadership for the party, and mixed signals about General Moeen's political ambitions have confused and frustrated potential r [...]	2007-06-04 09:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PHUM BG
07DHAKA909	DAILY STAR JOURNALIST'S PASSPORT RETURNED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 11, Daily Star journalist and Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher Tasnim Khalil was detained by Directorate General Forces Intelligence (DGFI) for questioning about alleged anti-state activities, including blog entries and articles he wrote critical of the government. Since [...]	2007-06-05 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KGOV BG
07DHAKA912	ADDITIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following additional candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operation Instructors Course to be held in Dhaka from June 17 to 28, 2007. Post vetting was completed on June 3, 2007. Post requests that vetting be c [...]	2007-06-06 00:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA913	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NAVAL COMMAND COLLEGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Command College Course to he held in Providence, Rhode Island from July 27, 2007 to June 28, 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 3, 2007. Post requests that vetting [...]	2007-06-06 01:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA914	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course to be held in Providence, Rhode Island, from July 25, 2007 to June 24, 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 3, 2007. Post requests that vetting b [...]	2007-06-06 01:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA915	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armor Captain Career Course to be held at Fort Knox, Kentucky, from August 3, 2007 to February 4, 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 3, 2007. Post requests that vetting b [...]	2007-06-06 01:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA919	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Responses to Terrorism (CSRT) course in Honolulu, Hawaii, from July 31 to August 22, 2007. Post vetting was comp [...]	2007-06-06 02:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA93	AWAMI LEAGUE HOPES FOR ELECTION IN EARLY APRIL [...] (C) On January 18, Major General (R) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, head of security for Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, presented to poloff a one-page Caretaker Government "work schedule" that culminates in the holding of parliamentary elections on April 3. He said he generated the document [...]	2007-01-18 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BG
07DHAKA951	GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF INDIGENOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The retired judge appointed by the government to investigate the death of Garo activist Choilesh Ritchil in Madhupur on March 18 has had Ritchil's body exhumed for autopsy. Meanwhile, the recent wave of anti-corruption arrests in Dhaka has netted the Chief Conservator of Forests, [...]	2007-06-12 08:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA952	FOUR MONTHS INTO STATE OF EMERGENCY, BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Bangladesh passes the four-month anniversary of its state of emergency, the human rights record is mixed. According to local NGOs, deaths caused by law enforcement officials, including "crossfire" killings and deaths in custody, have gone down. While there have been many alleg [...]	2007-06-12 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
07DHAKA956	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FACES CORRUPTION CHARGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 7, police filed corruption charged against Sigma Huda, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons and the head of two prominent Bangladeshi non-governmental organization. Huda's husband, a former minister, was arrested in January on corruption charg [...]	2007-06-13 08:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM BG
07DHAKA957	GOVERNMENT PROPOSES DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED BUDGET FOR [...] Summary: The Bangladesh government released a draft fiscal year 2008 (starting July 1, 2007) budget on June 7. In his budget message, Finance Advisor Mirza Islam identified seven key development and economic growth challenges and the government's plan for meeting those challenges. Agricult [...]	2007-06-14 00:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV BG
07DHAKA971	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR USCENTCOM COMBINED [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the USCENTCOM Combined Planning Group training course in Tampa, Florida, from July 15, 2007 to Jaunary 14, 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 14, 2007. Post requests that vet [...]	2007-06-15 07:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA972	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BOARDING OFFICERS COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Boarding Officers Course to be held in Charleston, South Carolina from July 4 to August 17, 2007. Post vetting was completed on June 14, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2007-06-15 07:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA973	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Shipyard Management Course to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from July 13 to September 7, 2007. Post vetting was completed on June 14, 2007. Post requests that vetti [...]	2007-06-15 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA976	STEPS AND STUMBLES FORWARD IN BANGLADESH'S BIRD FLU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In early June, Dinajpur became Bangladesh's twelfth district to report H5 infection, but the first where local officials initially identified the infection in local backyard birds instead of in commercial poultry farms, showing that Bangladesh continues to refine its Avian Influ [...]	2007-06-17 05:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA977	FAREWELL CALL ON JAMAAT ISLAMI CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. Jamaat Islami amir Nizami stayed rigidly on point in assuring the Ambassador that his party remains committed to democracy, dialogue, and moderation. JI members, he said, have not been approached about joining a so-called king's party, but quipped he wishes the party well so the [...]	2007-06-17 05:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL BG
07DHAKA984	CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER LAYS OUT PLAN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Election Commission is preparing to announce a roadmap for elections in mid-July. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Huda clarified the role of the army in the voter registration process, discussed how planning for the registration process was proceeding, and assured the Ambass [...]	2007-06-17 08:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
07DHAKA989	BANGLADESH: PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 03:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	UNDP KUNR PREL EFIN EAID BG
07DHAKA990	BANGLADESH: ICAO ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 04:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD BG
07ISLAMABAD2889	PAKISTANI RESPONSE TO CAMEL JOCKEY CONFERENCE IN [...] SUMMARY: Poloff met with Khizar Hayat Khan, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, a GOP participant at SIPDIS the UAE-hosted Camel Jockey conference in Abu Dhabi, June 26-27. Khan is preparing a longer analysis of the GOP's expectations from the bilateral MOU for his Minister and p [...]	2007-07-02 12:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM AE SU BG MR PK
07KOLKATA116	EASTERN INDIA ALERT TO AVIAN INFLUENZA RISK FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Summary: With the recent reported cases of Avian Influenza (AI) in Bangladesh and Burma, neighboring Indian states have alerted officials to monitor for possible outbreaks and have banned imports of poultry products from those two countries (reftels). On April 7, the "Hindustan Times" [...]	2007-04-10 05:46:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO KFLU CASC EAID AMED PGOV IN BM BG
07KOLKATA157	POULTRY FARM IN NORTH BENGAL REPORTS LARGE NUMBER OF BIRD [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the first week of May, thousands of birds have died at a poultry farm in Siliguri, located in Northern West Bengal, near the border with Bangladesh. The Government of West Bengal (GOWB) has sealed the poultry farm. Preliminary health reports have found no evidence of an H5N1 [...]	2007-05-11 09:23:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED EAGR IN BG
07KOLKATA166	TERRORIST GROUP UNITED LIBERATION FRONT OF ASOM KILLS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16, ethnic Assamese terrorist group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) gunned down three Hindi-speaking market traders in two different incidents in Golaghat district in Upper Assam. These attacks came soon after ULFA's killing on the previous day, May 15, of six H [...]	2007-05-17 05:36:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM KCRM ASEC IN BG
07KOLKATA177	SIX DEAD AS VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN ASSAM [...] On Sunday May 27 six persons were killed and over 25 injured in a blast, suspected to have been triggered by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) at Athgaon in the capital district of Guwahati in Assam. A time device planted in an auto-rickshaw parked in a busy area went off around 10.4 [...]	2007-05-30 02:11:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM KCRM ASEC IN BG
07KOLKATA189	SIX KILLED IN ASSAM BLAST [...] (SBU) On June 23 six persons were killed and nine injured in a blast, suspected to have been triggered by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA),in the capital city of Guwahati in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. The death toll included two minors. The blast, which took place in t [...]	2007-06-25 11:47:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC KCRM IN BG
07KOLKATA195	NEW POLICE UNIT IN KOLKATA TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN [...] (U) Summary. On June 28, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal launched the state's first Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) at its headquarters in Kolkata in a concerted effort to combat trafficking of persons in the state. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee inaugur [...]	2007-07-03 10:54:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG
07KOLKATA209	MEGHALAYA STATE POLICE SEIZE 5 KILOS OF HEROIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6 in Northeast India, Meghalaya state police reportedly recovered 5 kilograms of heroin in the state capital Shillong. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the seizure. One suspect is an Indian federal government employee, the other is Moulvi (Muslim prea [...]	2007-07-12 10:25:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER SNAR ASEC KCRM IN BG BM
07KOLKATA219	GOI CONFIRMS AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DEAD POULTRY IN MANIPUR [...] (U) On July 25, the Chief Secretary of Manipur has confirmed the existence of avian influenza in poultry. In a government notice, the Chief Secretary said that the Government of India (GOI) informed the Manipur state government that, "Avian influenza in poultry is reported from a small unit i [...]	2007-07-26 03:31:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SENV ECON TBIO EAGR PGOV IN NP BG BM
07KOLKATA220	AVIAN INFLUENZA - MANIPUR SITREP, JULY 23 2007 [...] (U) The National Institute of Virology in Pune reported that the virus detected in the samples taken from the dead poultry in Manipur is H5N1. The Manipur government has set up a control room as part of the GOI Action Plan for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza. Contac [...]	2007-07-26 12:22:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU SENV TBIO EAGR PGOV IN BM BG
07KOLKATA227	AVIAN INFLUENZA: MANIPUR SITREP JULY 31, 2007 [...] (U) SUMMARY: As of July 31, culling operations continued in Manipur at over 34 locations in and around Imphal. Culling is scheduled to be completed by July 31 and an assessment taken on August 1. Although there is no news of the infection spreading, there are unconfirmed media reports of an [...]	2007-07-31 11:36:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO SENV EAGR IN BM BG PGOV
07KOLKATA242	ULFA AGAIN TARGETS HINDI SPEAKING MIGRANTS WHILE RESENTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to India's Independence Day on August 15, insurgents from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) have killed at least 27 Hindi-speaking migrants in the Northeast Indian state of Assam. Simultaneously with thi [...]	2007-08-14 21:07:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR IN BG
07KOLKATA251	W. BENGAL'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING HEAD OUTLINES PLANS FOR THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6 POLOFF SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH NEWLY-APPOINTED WEST BENGAL DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (SPECIAL CELL) SANJOY MUKHERJEE. MUKHERJEE WILL RUN THE RECENTLY-CREATED ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT (AHTU) IN W. BENGAL. DURING THE MEETING, MUKHERJEE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL THE [...]	2007-08-21 12:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB SOCI IN NP BG
07KOLKATA264	WEST BENGAL POLICE CONCERNED BY RISING OPIUM CULTIVATION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the past three months, West Bengal Police have recovered 13 kilograms of opium worth USD 600,000, reflecting an apparent increase in illicit narcotic activity in the state. According to police officials, farmers in the state's Nadia district, lured by the prospect of higher [...]	2007-08-31 13:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SNAR KCRM IN BG NP
07KOLKATA292	TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...]	2007-09-20 05:58:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB
07KOLKATA297	TEA, TIGERS AND TRAFFICKING GO HAND IN HAND IN BENGAL'S [...] (U) Summary: Located in a narrow strip of land between Nepal and Bangladesh, the N. Bengal city of Siliguri is a regional economic crossroad. People and goods intersect there, and as India's GDP growth nears ten percent, smaller cities like Siliguri are experiencing rapid expansion. This e [...]	2007-09-21 11:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM KWMN SENV IN NP BG ELAB
07KOLKATA50	NOBEL PRIZE WINNER DR. MUHAMMAD YUNUS CONSIDERS ENTERING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 12, ConGen spoke with Nobel Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus about his plans to enter Bangladesh politics. Yunus, on a two-day visit to Kolkata, expressed a strong interest to enter the political fray and said that he was reviewing his options. He expressed support [...]	2007-02-13 13:33:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IN BG
07KUWAIT1251	KUWAIT TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past sixty days, the GOK has made progress on G/TIP's Short-Term Action Plan (Ref B). The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has drafted anti-TIP legislation, criminalized the withholding of passports, provided concrete examples of TIP criminal prosecution, authorized the esta [...]	2007-08-14 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07KUWAIT938	KUWAITIS DEFENSIVE ABOUT TIER 3 TIP RANKING, [...] (SBU) Summary: The demotion of Kuwait to Tier 3 in the 2007 TIP report garnered a great deal of attention. Kuwaiti officials criticized the TIP report as inaccurate, but pledged to continue working with the U.S. on anti-TIP efforts. Officials and a number of columnists attacked the U.S. h [...]	2007-06-18 11:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07MANILA2519	REGIONAL ENDORSEMENT FOR FY08 1206 PROPOSAL FOR PACOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Chiefs of Mission of Embassies Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Dhaka and Colombo fully support the FY2008 regional proposal developed by U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). This year's $143 million package builds upon last year's submission to improve regional m [...]	2007-07-27 06:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP BG CB CE ID MY TH
07MANILA2587	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte conveyed U.S. interest in a transition to democratic elections in Bangladesh, in a July 31 meeting with Bangladesh's Adviser for Foreign Affairs Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury on the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Chowdhury assured the Depu [...]	2007-08-01 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS BG RP
07MOSCOW5051	RUSSIA COURTS ASIA AND VICE VERSA [...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to expand its influence in Asia by taking advantage of Asian eagerness to improve relations with a politically and economically resurgent Russia. Both the Prime Minister of Vietnam and Foreign Minister of Bangladesh visited Moscow recently, seeking to increase b [...]	2007-10-18 10:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ENRG BG VM RS
07NEWDELHI1302	GOI "VERY UNEASY" ABOUT RECENT EVENTS IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) SUMMARY: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's recent visit to Dhaka was "excellent," according to Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar. Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed received high marks from the GOI with Kumar noting that, "He talks like us. He's brillian [...]	2007-03-19 06:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG CE IN
07NEWDELHI1641	BANGLADESH LEADER TELLS BOUCHER CREDIBLE ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed of Bangladesh told Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher April 5 that free, fair and credible elections were the primary goal of the caretaker government. In a meeting following the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit in New Delhi, [...]	2007-04-05 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG IN
07NEWDELHI2037	INDIAN OFFICIAL SEES BANGLADESH AT CROSSROADS, SRI [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with PolCouns on April 26, MEA Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar: -- said that the caretaker government in Bangladesh has reached a crossroads by allowing Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to return, stating such a move weakens the government and will force it to reassert itself in [...]	2007-04-27 12:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG BM CE IN
07NEWDELHI210	COMMUNISTS COPECETIC WITH UPA REGIONAL APPROACH, [...] (C) Summary: The Left Front (LF) and UPA are locked in agreement when it comes to South Asian regional policy, but differ sharply when it comes to the US and countries with which the US has disputes, such as Iran. In preparation for his January 13-14 Pakistan visit, External Affairs Minister [...]	2007-01-16 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PINR KDEM IN PK BT BG
07NEWDELHI4597	DELHI DIARY, OCT 5-12 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 5-12, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- FM Mukherjee Visiting Moscow -- India Put the Brakes on Rail Service to Dhaka -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Trip to Africa -- Sin [...]	2007-10-12 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELTN MOPS MARR ENRG EPET BG SN SF
07NEWDELHI4932	BANGLADESH HIGH COMMISSION REFUTES MEA CLAIMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bangladesh Political Minister in Delhi dismissed as untrue Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claims that Bangladesh is unwilling to ensure security of the "Friendship Train" operations. She asserted that the two sides continue to search for a mutually acceptable solu [...]	2007-11-13 04:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG IN
07NEWDELHI5119	AUTHOR TASLIMA NASREEN: PAWN IN POLITICAL WEB [...] (SBU) Summary: Claiming that the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) pushed her to leave Kolkata (ref A),controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen finally settled in a "safe place" in Delhi under the security of the Indian central government. Her flight from Kolkata sparked a po [...]	2007-11-28 13:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC BG IN
07SOFIA1095	IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY. In response to reftel, Post submits Chief Mufti Mustafa Alish Hadji, recognized spiritual leader of the Bulgarian Muslim community, as a credible voice for this exercise. We continue to research potential candidates to supplement this submission. Hadji is a moderate; has a gen [...]	2007-09-12 13:50:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL BG
07SOFIA1180	BULGARIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-02 11:45:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UN PHUM KWUN SOCI EU BG
07SOFIA1183	BULGARIANS NERVOUS OVER KOSOVO UDI [...] (C) Summary: Our recent high-level contacts with Bulgarian leaders on Kosovo reveal increased nervousness over a likely UDI in December, some softening of opposition to partition, and a clear reluctance to be in the early group of European states that would recognize Kosovo post-UDI. Bulgar [...]	2007-10-02 15:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV SR BG
07SOFIA1227	GAERC DEMARCHE: BULGARIA AGREES WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA head of office for EU affairs Sergey Tassev on October 10. Tassev said there were "no disagreements" with the US positions in the non-paper. Kosovo and Libya were the most important issues for Bulgaria. There were rumors that there was a new U.S. [...]	2007-10-12 15:16:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV RS LY IR SY LE BG
07SOFIA1240	BULGARIANS UNDER PRESSURE ON SOUTH STREAM PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is under intense pressure from Russia to sign a joint message on the South Stream pipeline, according to our Ministry of Economy and Energy (MOEE) contacts. The Bulgarians disagree with proposed Russian text that would allow the South Stream project to use existing Bu [...]	2007-10-17 11:04:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BG
07SOFIA1288	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS SOUTH STREAM POINTS [...] (C) Summary. In response to ref A points on South Stream, Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov told Ambassador October 31 that he welcomed and valued the U.S. appraisal of the project. He expressed concern that if Bulgaria did not go forward with South Stream, Romania, T [...]	2007-11-02 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EU PGOV RU BG
07SOFIA1316	FOREIGN, DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 09:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN BG
07SOFIA1317	FOREIGN, DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 09:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN BG
07SOFIA1325	BULGARIA MOVES FORWARD ON SOUTH STREAM AND [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Bulgaria signed a declaration with Russia on the proposed South Stream gas pipeline in Moscow November 8. As expected, the document is a general one-page political statement that leaves details about ownership of the pipeline to a later intergovernmental agree [...]	2007-11-21 13:47:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EU PGOV RU BG
07SOFIA1339	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR DAS BRYZA TO BULGARIA [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Sofia comes at a time when Bulgaria is rapidly signing deals to position itself as a future energy transit hub. Eager to produce deliverables for a January 2008 Putin visit and develop new revenue sources, Bulgaria is rushing into South Stream, in particular, with [...]	2007-11-30 14:34:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV BG
07SOFIA1342	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 18:14:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ BG
07SOFIA172	BULGARIA READY TO HELP AHTISAARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahtisaari deputy Albert Rohan asked Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kalfin February 7 to try to convince Bucharest to be more supportive of Ahtisaari's plan. In a subsequent conversation, Prime Minister Stanishev's Foreign Policy Advisor flagged for us the issue of the Kosovo-Macedoni [...]	2007-02-09 14:48:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI BG
07STATE144711	SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air po [...]	2007-10-16 17:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BG CE IN NP PK SENV TBIO TI
07STATE150149	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-975932 for the export of spare parts for AN/PRC 77 radio sets to Bangladesh. Posts a [...]	2007-10-29 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BG ETTC HR KOMC
07STATE150552	RESPONDING TO BULGARIAN CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIAN [...] (C) As detailed in reftel, the Bulgarian government is under pressure from Russia to come to a quick agreement and sign various texts related to the Russian conglomerate Gazprom,s proposed South Stream pipeline project under the Black Sea. The GOB has requested USG assistance and talking poi [...]	2007-10-30 19:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BG ECON ENRG EU PGOV RS
07STATE83780	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INFANTRY CAPTAIN [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 12, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below: Name: Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Rank: Captain Unit: School of Infantry and Tactics Unit Location: S [...]	2007-06-15 15:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
07TRIPOLI834	NURSES GONE, BUT LIBYA'S HIV/AIDS WOES CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A lavishly-funded treatment facility constructed exclusively for the 426 infected Benghazi children remains off limits to hundreds of other Libyans in Benghazi currently living with HIV/AIDS, according to a team of American HIV/AIDS experts who visited Libya in mid-September. T [...]	2007-09-24 13:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LY BG
07USUNNEWYORK1210	UN: 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: SOUTH ASIA WRAP [...] (U) Joe Melrose served as the Senior Area Advisor for the 62nd UN General Assembly for South and Central Asia. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to South and Central Asia. The South and Central Asian states did not provide the drama of some other regions or even of [...]	2007-12-26 16:35:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF BG CE IN KG KZ NP PHUM PK PREL TI TX
07ZAGREB1037	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed ref A sale of AN/PRC 77 radio parts to Bangladesh MOD with Drago Pensa, head of Tradel D.O.O., on November 26. Pensa reported that Tradel serves as sales agent for ECOM Technologies of Cincinnati, OH, for certain countries where Tradel has historically done business, in [...]	2007-11-26 13:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC BG HR EXPORT CONTROL
08ADDISABABA821	ETHIOPIA: DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS AN FTO [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post informed host government MFA Assistant Chief of the Minister's Cabinet Abdetta Dribssa of the USG decision to designate al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group on March 18. Abdetta responded that his governmen [...]	2008-03-26 13:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV KCRM SO BG
08AMMAN2822	JORDAN DECLARES COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING TIP DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large Mark Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) discussed steps taken by the GOJ to eliminate trafficking conditions in Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) and solutions to deal with trafficking-relate [...]	2008-10-09 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIP BG ID CE RP IN JO
08BAGHDAD3252	BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR: WE WANT TO SUPPORT IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is proud of its service in the Coalition and wants to remain engaged in Iraq, regardless of the probable departure of its 155 troops from Iraq at the end of the year, according to Bulgarian Ambassador Valeri Ratchev. Ratchev, who has just begun a three week visit to Bagh [...]	2008-10-08 12:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ BG
08BEIJING1860	PRC REPORTS BURMA WILL ACCEPT RELIEF TEAMS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador May 14 that Burma is inviting rescue teams from Bangladesh, China, India and Thailand to assist with relief efforts following Cyclone Nargis. Stressing the "positive change" in the attitude of the Burmese Government [...]	2008-05-14 08:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID MARR CH BM BG IN TH
08BEIJING3047	PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF [...] (S/NF) PolOff conveyed reftel flight information regarding an August 7 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on August 6 and delivered non-paper the morning of August 7. Noting the suspicious [...]	2008-08-07 06:01:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MTCR MNUC BG BM IN IR KN CH
08BEIJING4155	11/6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. ELECTION/WHITE HOUSE [...] Key points at the November 6 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China's leaders have congratulated President-elect Obama on his victory and China will work to help ensure smooth bilateral relations during the transition to the next administration. -- Taiwan is the most sensitive of th [...]	2008-11-06 23:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN PHUM KIPR KS KN BM RU BG IN
08BEIJING4208	NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: G-20 SUMMIT, SIX-PARTY [...] Key points at the November 13 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China hopes the upcoming G20 Financial Summit will "send the positive message that countries are united." -- China had taken note of North Korea's comments that it will not allow sampling of its nuclear sites, but hopes the [...]	2008-11-13 22:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KS KN BG IN TW CH
08CHENNAI55	POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORISTS [...] (C) Summary: Police officials in the South India state of Karnataka arrested two individuals on January 9 who have since made statements suggesting that they are involved in plotting terror attacks in India. At least one of the suspects claimed to have received training at a Lashkar-e-Tayyib [...]	2008-02-14 08:50:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN PK BG NP SA IN PINR
08COLOMBO534	MALDIVES HOSTS INDIAN OCEAN COUNTRIES FOR U.S. COAST [...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Government of Maldives hosted the "Partnering for a Safer Sea" conference May 19-22, at which Indian Ocean national and private maritime security and maritime industry stakeholders discussed regional security trends and issues. Offi [...]	2008-06-03 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PREL PTER BG CN IN MA MP MU MV PK SL
08DHAKA1001	LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISOR SEES THE POLITICAL CLOUDS [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Local Government Advisor Anwarul Iqbal was upbeat about the local government strengthening reform process and outlined the upcoming scenarios for dialogues with the parties and potential election schedules. Advisor Iqbal, who also overse [...]	2008-09-23 02:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ELAB ETRD KDEM BG
08DHAKA1002	BANGLADESH AND THE MESA GROUP SEAT ON THE IAEA [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor September 21 presented reftel demarche to Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). A/DCM followed up September 22 with Shabbir Ahmed Chowdhury, Director General of the Americas Wing of the MFA. Chowdhury said he had briefed Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and For [...]	2008-09-23 04:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC BG
08DHAKA1006	GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH EASES BAN ON TRADE UNION [...] (U) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) recently announced a partial relaxation of the ban on trade union activities in place under the State of Emergency since January 2007. The new measures allow union activities, but limit the size of gatherings and require advance permission in certain cas [...]	2008-09-23 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG
08DHAKA1012	(S) NATIONAL SECURITY INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) During a September 22 courtesy call, National Security Intelligence (NSI) Director General Major General Sheikh Mohammad Monirul Islam told the Ambassador that among his goals was to professionalize NSI and oversee an increase in the size and capabilities of the service. NSI was monitoring [...]	2008-09-24 03:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
08DHAKA102	ZFR - BAMBOO FLOWERING PROMPTS FOOD CRISIS IN CHITTAGONG [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 04:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID BG PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA103	BANGLADESH DELEGATES TO WIREC 2008 [...] Post submits two names of representatives from Bangladesh for participation in the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008. USAID will be funding the travel expenses for these two delegates. The two proposed participants are: Mr. Kaisar Ahmed, Director, Renewable Ener [...]	2008-01-22 07:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA BG
08DHAKA1037	(C) GRAVE CONCERNS OVER TERROR GROUP'S POLITICAL [...] (S/REL:CAN/AUS/UK/NZ) Summary: The terrorist group Harkatul Jihad al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is seeking political legitimacy through the launch of a political party. The leaders of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) insist it is dedicated to establishing what they call a true democracy un [...]	2008-10-05 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1040	WOMEN,S DEVELOPMENT POLICY BEING IMPLEMENTED [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to implement its Women's Development Policy quietly, according to the Adviser for the Ministries of Primary and Mass Education, Women and Children Affairs, and Cultural Affairs. Adviser Rasheda K. Chowdhury told the Ambassador on September 30 that [...]	2008-10-06 09:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO EAID UN BG
08DHAKA1041	ENERGY SPECIAL ASSISTANT WELCOMES US COMPANIES' [...] (C) According to the Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Energy, a Malaysian firm's bid for the Bibiyana power plant in northeastern Bangladesh is nearly final. The door remains open for GE, which was interested in the Bibiyana project, to bid on other projects, however, including a pr [...]	2008-10-06 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON PINR EINV BG
08DHAKA105	DHAKA UNIVERSITY TENSE AFTER PROFESSORS CONVICTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hundreds of students protested at Dhaka University on January 22 after three professors were convicted of charges relating to violent unrest on the campus last August. As of 1600 local time the demonstrations involving several hundred people were peaceful but the situation was exp [...]	2008-01-22 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA1056	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1057	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER OF PACIFIC AIR FORCE [...] (SBU) Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December. The return to democracy remains fraught with uncertainties. Although both major parties, the Awami League and the Banglad [...]	2008-10-08 07:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV KREL BG
08DHAKA1059	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Nearly three weeks after Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed announced a date for national elections, fears about Bangladesh's return to democracy appear to be spiking again. Hardliners within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party are trying to convince party Chairperson Khaleda Zia to boycott [...]	2008-10-08 12:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1061	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK Q BANGLADESH [...] 1. A new outbreak of Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in poultry occurred in Bangladesh September 24. HPAI was first officially reported in Bangladesh in March 2007. Since that time, outbreaks of HPAI (H5) in poultry have been reported or confirmed on 288 farms. One human HPAI case [...]	2008-10-08 13:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD IN WTO CASC BG
08DHAKA1066	LEAHY VETTING FOR SIGNAL CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, NOVEMBER 12 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Signal Captain Career Course in Fort Gordon, Georgia, which will begin on November 12, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 13, 2008. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]	2008-10-14 08:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1068	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Tampa, Florida, which will begin on 17 - 20 November 2008. Post vetting was completed on 14 Oct 2008. Post requests that vetting be [...]	2008-10-14 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1069	KHALEDA ZIA RETURNS TO POLITICS AND APPEARS [...] (C) In her first meeting with Ambassador Moriarty, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia adamantly insisted the State of Emergency be lifted but indicated she was committed to participating in Parliamentary elections in December. In a wideranging discussion, she expressed [...]	2008-10-14 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PTER PREL BG
08DHAKA1070	BANGLADESH PARTIALLY INSULATED FROM GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Despite a sharp drop in local stock markets on October 12, Bangladesh's economy is relatively insulated -- for now -- from the effects of the global financial crisis, according to local economists and bankers. Should a global recession last for an extended period, however, Bangladesh co [...]	2008-10-14 12:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAID EAGR PGOV BG

08DHAKA1073	(C) GRAVE CONCERNS OVER TERROR GROUP'S POLITICAL [...] (S/REL:CAN/AUS/UK/NZ) Summary: The terrorist group Harkatul Jihad al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) is seeking political legitimacy through the launch of a political party. The leaders of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) insist it is dedicated to establishing what they call a true democracy un [...]	2008-10-15 06:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1075	CRUNCH TIME FOR NEGOTIATING THE RETURN TO DEMOCRACY [...] (C) The two Caretaker Government Advisers leading negotiations with political parties on terms to ensure a smooth return to democracy explained to Ambassador Moriarty on 10/14 their end-game strategy. The key elements of their plan were to convince the two major parties to refrain from nominat [...]	2008-10-16 00:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL BG
08DHAKA1077	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CHIEFS OF DEFENSE CONFERENCE, 11 - 13 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Chiefs of Defense Conference in Bali, Indonesia, which will begin on 11 - 13 November 2008. Post vetting was completed on 15 Oct 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2008-10-16 06:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1078	AMBASSADOR LAYS DOWN MARKER ON FORMATION OF HUJI-B [...] (S) The Ambassador conveyed to Bangladesh's outgoing Counter Terrorism Director the USG's strong concerns about efforts by Foreign Terrorist Organization HUJI-B to transform itself into the "Islamic Democratic Party." While emphasizing the importance of keeping potential extremist groups abo [...]	2008-10-16 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA108	PROPOSAL FOR USE OF INCLE MONEY TO CONSTRUCT A FEMALE DRUG [...] (U) Embassy Dhaka requests that the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) approve a US$50,000 grant for construction of a female drug rehabilitation facility in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The funding would come from INCLE money obligated to Post in FY2002 for counter-narco [...]	2008-01-23 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BG
08DHAKA1083	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF ASSURES PACAF COMMANDER [...] (C) During a meeting with the visiting Commander of U.S. Air Forces Pacific, Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff reiterated his commitment to seeing elections take place on schedule. Both agreed the Bangladesh Army had played a critical role in providing support to the Caretaker Government sinc [...]	2008-10-16 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1088	SON OF SLAIN POLITICIAN OUTLINES HIS OWN POLITICAL [...] (S) Reza Kibria, son of slain Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria, said on October 8 that he continued to press Bangladesh authorities to investigate properly his father,s assassination. Kibria also told the Ambassador about his aspirations to fill his father,s shoes as a Member of Parliamen [...]	2008-10-19 08:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCRM PTER PINR KDEM ELAB BG
08DHAKA1089	FOOD ADVISER ASKS FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD STORAGE [...] (SBU) Bangladesh Food, Disaster Management and Health Adviser A.M.M. Shawkat Ali believes the Caretaker Government can be proud of its achievements in the food arena. In a meeting with the Ambassador, he highlighted food security, including food production, storage, pricing and consumption. A [...]	2008-10-19 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA1091	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 November 9, 2008. Post ve [...]	2008-10-20 11:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1092	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 November 11, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1093	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 November 24, 2008. Post [...]	2008-10-20 11:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1094	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 November 26, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1095	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 December 21, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1096	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 December 23, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1097	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 December 14, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1098	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 December 17, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-10-20 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA110	BAMBOO FLOWERING PROMPTS FOOD CRISIS IN CHITTAGONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An infestation of rats is prompting a food crisis in communities along the Indian border in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh. The cause of the crisis is the flowering of a species of bamboo that is resulting in an explosion in the rat population. Post is w [...]	2008-01-23 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID BG PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1101	RAPID ACTION BATTALION PROVIDES INFORMATION NEEDED [...] (U) Action Request: Embassy Dhaka requests the Department confirm Post's finding that the Rapid Action Battalion provided a credible list of sub-units involved in cross-fires, thereby meeting the pre-condition set by the Department to receive human rights training. -------------------------- [...]	2008-10-21 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL PGOV ASEC BG
08DHAKA1107	LEAHY VETTING FOR. [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in upcoming HIV Training of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Courses in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 23, 20 [...]	2008-10-23 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1108	COAS PLEDGES TO BLOCK IDP REGISTRATION; DGFI [...] (S) The Ambassador, on October 22, phoned Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Moeen Uddin Ahmed (then on an official visit to Pakistan) to convey deep concern about the Islamic Democratic Party's (IDP,s) attempt to register to participate in the 18 December parliamentary elections. [...]	2008-10-23 11:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA1120	KHALEDA ZIA CONSOLIDATES LEADERSHIP AND BNP [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has moved steadily to consolidate control over the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since her release from prison on September 11. At her direction, the BNP registered with the Election Commission prior to the October 20 deadline and subsequently met wit [...]	2008-10-27 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1121	BANGLADESH AWAMI LEAGUE: COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appears in firm control of the Awami League as she prepares to return to Bangladesh to lead the party into Parliamentary elections. Efforts by the military-backed Caretaker Government and her Awami League rivals to topple her have failed, and for now the [...]	2008-10-27 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1128	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDARD [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standard Operation Procedure (MNF SOP) in Hawaii, which will begin on November 16, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 27, 2008. Post requests [...]	2008-10-29 07:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1129	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on November 17, 2008.Post vetting was completed on October 27, 2 [...]	2008-10-29 07:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1130	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Army Command and General Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 29, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2008-10-29 07:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1131	LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE AEROSPACE MEDICINE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Aerospace Medicine Course in USA, which will begin on January 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 29, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by Novembe [...]	2008-10-29 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1132	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT OPERATION IN RIVERINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Operation in Riverine Environment and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 29, 2008. Pos [...]	2008-10-29 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1135	LEAHY VETTING FOR HIV/AIDS STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Hiv/Aids Strategic Planning and Policy Development Course in USA, which will begin on December 05, 2008. Post vetting was completed on October 30, 2008. Post requests that vetti [...]	2008-10-30 05:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1137	CIVIL SOCIETY CASTS WARY EYE TOWARDS POST-ELECTION [...] (C) As the likelihood of parliamentary elections taking place as scheduled on December 18 has increased, prominent members of civil society have become increasingly vocal in expressing their concerns about what happens after the political parties return to power. In general, civil society we [...]	2008-10-30 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA1138	ELECTION COMMISSION TO REJECT IDP REGISTRATION [...] (S) Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retired) Sakhawat Hossain told the Embassy on 10/30 the Commission would reject the Islamic Democratic Party's attempt to register for Parliamentary elections in December. The party was formed earlier this year by senior members of Harakat ul-Jihad- [...]	2008-10-30 11:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA1139	PLAN TO ASSIST THE BANGLADESH NAVY IMPROVE [...] (S//REL TO USA, FVEY/RELIDO) Action Request: Embassy Dhaka recommends USG support for the creation of a Bangladesh Navy Special Operations unit, similar to US SEAL and Special Boat units. The Government of Bangladesh intends this unit to be a counterterrorism force that will address critical g [...]	2008-10-30 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PHUM PTER PREL PGOV ASEC BG MARR MASS
08DHAKA114	WITH SHEIKH HASINA'S TRIAL SET TO START, KHALEDA [...] (U) SUMMARY. The extortion trial against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League has again been given the green light, despite delaying tactics on the part of her lawyers. Meanwhile, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecutors are putting the finishing touches on charges agai [...]	2008-01-24 11:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1140	DRAFT BANGLADESH PART I FOR 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The following is the draft text on Bangladesh of the first part (drugs and chemical control) for the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: 2. (U) I. Summary: There was no evidence that Bangladesh was a significant cultivator or producer of narcotics. Government of [...]	2008-11-03 03:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM BG
08DHAKA1146	INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION (IIRO) [...] (C) Recent press accounts suggested that Islami Bank of Bangladesh had recently released money frozen for two years belonging to the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO). Sister organizations of the IIRO have ties to al- Qaida and have been listed as terrorist-affiliated by the Un [...]	2008-11-03 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINR PREL PTER KTFN BG UN
08DHAKA1147	BURMA-BANGLADESH MARITIME DISPUTE FLARES [...] (S/NF) Dhaka, on November 2, strongly protested Burma's November 1 decision to explore for oil and gas and dispatch naval vessels in disputed waters between the two nations. The Government of Bangladesh demanded the withdrawal of four exploration ships, accompanied by two naval warships, from [...]	2008-11-03 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	BG BM ECON KDEM PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TRGY
08DHAKA115	EMBASSY CAUTIONS GOB AGAINST CASTING TOO WIDE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of worker unrest in the vicinity of Dhaka in early January, the USG-funded American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS) and partner NGOs report being harassed by Bangladesh,s security forces. We have been told that an ACILS employee was arrested on Janua [...]	2008-01-24 13:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID PREL SOCI KTEX BG
08DHAKA1151	ADDRESSING THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE SITUATION IN THE [...] (U) Previous international assistance for Burmese Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has focused largely on those who have been formally registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). While this approach has improved the well being of the registered refugees, i [...]	2008-11-04 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL BG BM
08DHAKA1153	STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BANGLADESH RELAXED: NGOS AND [...] (U) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) on November 3 announced a partial relaxation of the state of emergency in place since January 2007, removing restrictions on news media and political gatherings. The GOB also announced it would withdraw armed forces deployed throughout the country, incr [...]	2008-11-05 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA1155	A TALE OF TWO BEGUMS: SHEIKH HASINA RETURNS IN [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and Awami League Leader Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh November 6 in triumph, nearly five months after authorities released her from prison in the middle of the night and whisked her out of the country on parole for medical treatment. In remarks to the press up [...]	2008-11-06 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA1157	MARITIME TENSIONS BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND BURMA [...] (C) Diplomatic talks between Bangladesh and Burma ended inconclusively November 8, with no negotiated settlement over the current maritime border dispute. Tensions between the two states continued to escalate, with both nations placing border forces on alert. Bangladesh-based South Korean di [...]	2008-11-09 14:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG BM ECON PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TRGY
08DHAKA1158	CONFIDENT AND RELAXED, SHEIKH HASINA LOOKS TO [...] (C) Former Awami League Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has wasted little time in reasserting control over her party after her return to Bangladesh following a five month absence. Hasina appeared confident that her party would win the December 18 elections and seemed to have begun preparing for [...]	2008-11-10 00:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1159	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December. The return to democracy remains fraught with uncertainties, including whether one of the country's two major political pa [...]	2008-11-10 00:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KREL BG
08DHAKA116	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CAMP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes just after a major reshuffling of the Caretaker Government (CTG) that coincided with its one-year anniversary. The reshuffle in mid-January was designed to inject new life into a Government struggling to rehabilitate areas of the country devastated by Cyclone Si [...]	2008-01-27 01:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA1161	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAE EAST SOUTH ASIA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on December 02, 2008. Post vetting was completed on November 10, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2008-11-10 06:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1164	AMBASSADOR'S CHITTAGONG VISIT - MILITARY ENGAGEMENT AND A [...] (U) Ambassador Moriarty's second visit to the city of Chittagong highlighted U.S.-Bangladesh Navy cooperation and the importance of decentralization in an effective democracy. As part of a November 2-6 port call in Chittagong by the USNS SAFEGUARD, the Ambassador observed U.S. Navy divers work [...]	2008-11-10 12:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON PGOV KPAO SOCI BG
08DHAKA1165	HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER EXPRESSES DISMAY WITH POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) Home Affairs Adviser Gen. M.A. Matin in a meeting with the Ambassador on November 6 expressed dismay with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for making continuous new demands for participating in Parliamentary elections scheduled for next month. They discussed strategies for enticing t [...]	2008-11-12 01:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG PTER
08DHAKA1168	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAE EAST SOUTH ASIA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on December 02, 2008. Post vetting was completed on November 11, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2008-11-12 05:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1172	BANGLADESH POSITION ON THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN [...] (C) On November 9, PolOff met with the Senior Assistant Secretary for the UN and Human Rights Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) support on human rights resolutions pending before the Third Committee of the 63rd session of the UN General [...]	2008-11-12 11:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG BM IR JA KN PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1173	TOP GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATORS REITERATE NO CHANGE IN [...] (C) Two leading Caretaker Government officials negotiating the terms of Parliamentary elections told the Ambassador on November 12 they would neither delay the vote scheduled for December 18 nor allow convicted politicians to run. The reiteration of Government position by Communications Adviser [...]	2008-11-13 00:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1175	A MONTH FROM ELECTIONS, BANGLADESH'S POLITICAL [...] (S) Although Parliamentary elections are fast approaching, many Bangladeshis remain deeply uncertain about prospects for a return to democracy. The most likely scenario remains elections on or about the set date of December 18, but the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has yet to say whether i [...]	2008-11-16 01:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1180	AMBASSADOR WARNS BANGLADESH INTELLIGENCE HEAD TO [...] (S) The Ambassador warned Bangladeshi Director General for Forces Intelligence Golam Mohammad that the U.S. government vehemently opposed the creation of the Islamic Democratic Party (IDP),formed earlier this year by senior members of Harakat ul-Jihad-Islami-Bangladesh (HUJI-B) with DGFI sup [...]	2008-11-17 06:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1182	SHEIKH HASINA COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS ON DECEMBER [...] (C) Awami League President Sheikh Hasina insists Bangladesh's parliamentary elections must take place on December 18, with or without the BNP's participation. For Hasina, violent extremist groups represent the greatest threat to the restoration of democracy; she fears terrorist attacks within [...]	2008-11-17 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDET PTER BG
08DHAKA1185	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures (EIC) COURSE, which will begin on January 11-February 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December, 18 2008 to provide [...]	2008-11-18 10:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1186	LEAHY VETTING FOR FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Flight Safety Officer Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decembe [...]	2008-11-18 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1187	LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School Course in USA, which will begin on February 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December [...]	2008-11-18 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1194	BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY ASKS FOR DELAY IN [...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) demand on November 18 for a delay in December 18 Parliamentary elections intensified the nation's already super-heated political brinkmanship. The party demanded that within 48 hours the government lift the State of Emergency, reign in Election Comm [...]	2008-11-18 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1199	NO ELECTION DEAL YET, BUT DOOR STILL OPEN [...] (C) The deadline set by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for the Caretaker Government to meet its election demands passed late November 19 with no agreement. As a result, the Caretaker Government reaffirmed its intention to hold elections as originally scheduled on December 18. Still, th [...]	2008-11-20 10:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA12	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL-MILITARY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil-Military Response to Terrorism Training to be held in Monterey, California, from April 19 to May 2, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 5, 2007. Post requests that [...]	2008-01-06 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1200	JATIYA PARTY SUPPORTS AWAMI LEAGUE BUT STRIKES A [...] (C) As Bangladesh,s third largest party, former President Ershad,s Jatiya Party (JP) is well positioned to play the role of kingmaker in the country,s upcoming parliamentary elections. Ershad seeks to maximize the number of JP candidates nominated by the Awami League-led &Grand Alliance8 eve [...]	2008-11-20 11:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1201	THE SAO PROCESS IS BROKEN: LET'S FIX IT [...] (U) The Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) process is broken and is damaging both U.S-Bangladesh relations and presumably those in other vital Muslim-majority nations as well. Whether the visa applicant is a parent seeking to rejoin a child, a valued Embassy contact or employee heading for traini [...]	2008-11-20 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG CVIS KISL PREL
08DHAKA1218	GOVERNMENT SETS NEW ELECTION DATE AND PARTIES [...] (C) The Caretaker Government acceded to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demand to delay Parliamentary elections and moved the date from December 18 to December 29. Initial BNP reaction was positive, even though the Government did not fully meet three other party preconditions for partic [...]	2008-11-24 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1219	BANGLADESH SYMPATHETIC BUT NON-COMMITTAL ON [...] (U) On Sunday November 23, PolOff met with Sakib Sadakat, Assistant Secretary UN and Human Rights Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to convey reftel points. We conveyed our support for a two state solution in the Middle East and our view that these resolutions are repetitive and unbalan [...]	2008-11-24 11:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG IS PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1220	BANGLADESH NON COMMITTAL ON UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 12:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM PREL
08DHAKA1221	ZFR - RUN-UP TO BANGLADESH'S RETURN TO DEMOCRACY PROVING [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 05:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1222	SCENESCETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. Your visit to Bangladesh comes in the twilight of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) two-year term, amid preparations for national Parliamentary elections in December [...]	2008-11-25 05:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PREL PHUM BG
08DHAKA1224	PREPARING FOR TRANSITION IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's transition back to democracy following Parliamentary elections scheduled for December 29, will present significant challenges and opportunities for advancing U.S. interests here. The U.S. Government (USG) needs to begin planning for this transition now. In recent months, Mi [...]	2008-11-25 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL ECON BG
08DHAKA1238	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANURARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 01, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, 20 [...]	2008-12-01 05:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1241	MEDIA REACTION: MUMBAI TERROIST ATTACKS [...] Summary and Comment: Mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers across the political and religious spectrum condemned the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Editorials generally focused on two issues. First, most editorials called on India to refrain from blaming neighboring countries before c [...]	2008-12-01 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA1242	US-PHILLIPINES ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE: [...] (U) On Sunday November 23, PolOff met with Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to encourage the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise scheduled for May 4-8. Rahman expressed intere [...]	2008-12-02 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS BG
08DHAKA1243	POLITICAL PARTIES DROP KEY REFORMERS, INCLUDE [...] (C) The two major political parties dropped key reformers and embraced several graft-tainted politicians in their slates of Parliamentary candidates. The lists clearly indicated Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairwoman Khaleda Zia and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina remained vindictive tow [...]	2008-12-02 11:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS PINR BG
08DHAKA1246	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Advance Security Cooperation (ASC) Course in USA, which will begin on January 22; 2009.Post vetting was completed on December 3, [...]	2008-12-03 07:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1248	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANURARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 03, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 22, 20 [...]	2008-12-03 08:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1250	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE BALANCE BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units have been selected for participation in the Balance Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 16 April - 30 May 2009. Post vetting was completed on 7 Dec 2008. [...]	2008-12-04 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1253	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE BALANCE BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit have been selected for participation in the Balance Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 16 April - 30 May 2009. Post vetting was completed on 7 Dec 2008. [...]	2008-12-07 03:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1254	USG DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN CHITTAGONG HILL [...] (SBU) Political and civil society leaders in the strategic Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) described to Ambassador Moriarty simmering ethnic tensions that continued to plague the region. Land disputes remain the main area of contention between local tribal groups and Bengali settlers. The campaig [...]	2008-12-07 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA1261	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 December 24, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-12-08 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1262	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 December 29, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-12-08 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1266	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 December 29, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-12-08 08:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1267	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPLAINT REPORTING WORKING GROUP, 14-15 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the in complaint reporting working group, Bagladesh, which will begin on 14 December 2008. Post vetting was completed on 8 December, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2008-12-08 08:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1268	ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF LOOKS PAST ELECTION TO [...] (C) Hasan Mashud Chowdhury, Chairman Bangladesh,s Anti- Corruption Commission, has attempted to keep the ACC out of political deal making preceding the national parliamentary elections slated for later this month. Chowdhury interprets the recent increase in judicially granted bails and their [...]	2008-12-08 11:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA1274	MEDIA REACTION: CODEL MCCAIN VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] Summary and Comment: Mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers across the political spectrum extensively covered the visit of Senators McCain, Lieberman and Graham to Bangladesh. (See Ref A for more details about the Codel.) At a press conference attended by more than 60 journalists, [...]	2008-12-10 09:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OREP KPAO PGOV PREL OVIP BG
08DHAKA1276	PROMPT RESPONSE TO LATEST AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK [...] An avian influenza outbreak at a poultry farm occurred in Rangpur District in northwestern Bangladesh November 28. Government of Bangladesh (GOB) authorities responded quickly, ordering birds culled within hours of the report and completing containment efforts within three days. The GOB repo [...]	2008-12-10 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD CASC BG
08DHAKA128	BANGLADESH: CYCLONE RECOVERY AND ELECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cyclone reconstruction and political dialogue in Bangladesh were core themes of a visiting Senate State Foreign Operations Subcommittee staff delegation led by Paul Grove January 16-18. In meetings with the StaffDel, Government of Bangladesh (GOB) representatives and non-gover [...]	2008-01-28 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON BG
08DHAKA1284	GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES BANGLADESH'S STATE OF [...] (C) In a hastily arranged press conference late December 10, Bangladesh's Caretaker Government announced that it would lift the country's State of Emergency on December 17. The CTG also announced plans to remove restrictions on political campaigning December 12 in preparation for parliamentar [...]	2008-12-11 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA1286	BANGLADESH BEFORE THE ELECTIONS: ALL QUIET ON THE [...] (C) Preparations for December 29 parliamentary elections are just beginning to get underway in Barisal, Gazipur, and the northern portions of the Chittagong division in Bangladesh. Though formal campaigning has yet to begin, journalists, NGOs, local political leaders and international observer [...]	2008-12-11 13:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08DHAKA1291	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM BANGLADESH [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Dr. Mohammad M. Billah, Bangladesh Progressive Party (BPP). We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: Mr. Barack Obama President-elect United States of America Nov. 8, 2008 Dear Mr. [...]	2008-12-14 05:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1292	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM JATIYA [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Jatiya Party, former President of Bangladesh. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: His Excellency Mr. Barack Obama President-Elect of the United States of A [...]	2008-12-14 05:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1293	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO [...] (U) Below is the text of a diplomatic note of congratulations to President-elect Obama from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Dhaka. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: No 504/PRO/08 The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Dhaka presents its compliments [...]	2008-12-14 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1294	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM AWAMI [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Sheikh Hasina, President of Bangladesh Awami League and Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: H.E. Mr. Barack Obama President-elect of the United [...]	2008-12-14 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1295	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM FORMER MP [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from A S M Abdur Rob, Former MP Leader of the Opposition & Minister of Bangladesh in 1988. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: H.E. Mr. Barack Obama President-elect United States of Ame [...]	2008-12-14 05:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1296	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM BANGLADESH [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: A message to Senator Barack H Obama President-elect of the United [...]	2008-12-14 05:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1297	BANGLADESH: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF [...] (U) Below is the text of a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Motiur Rahman Nizami, head of the political party Jamaat-e-Islami. We will forward the original to SCA/PB. 2. (U) Begin text: H.E. Mr. Barack Obama President Elect The United States of America Excelle [...]	2008-12-14 05:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP KDEM PGOV PHUM BT BG
08DHAKA1298	REFORM-MINDED GRANDEE OF FARIDPUR FACES TOUGH RACE [...] (C) The race for the Parliament seat representing the Faridpur district capital is a showdown between three high-profile candidates in which party allegiance is being sorely tested. It pits a close in-law of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the Awami League candidate versus the Jamaat-e- [...]	2008-12-14 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1302	DEMARCHE TO BANGLADESH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) On December 15, PolOff met with the Senior Assistant Secretary from the Americas, Pacific and Counterterrorism wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) recognition of Kosovo. PolOff urged the GOB to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible, noti [...]	2008-12-15 10:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM PREL KV
08DHAKA1303	DEMARCHE TO BANGLADESH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) On December 15, PolOff met with the Senior Assistant Secretary from the Americas, Pacific and Counterterrorism wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage support for the U.S. proposal regarding harmonized conditions of service and streamlined contractual agreements at the United [...]	2008-12-15 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AORC APER BG PGOV PREL UNGA
08DHAKA1304	AMBASSADOR AND SHEIKH HASINA DISCUSS CHALLENGES [...] (C) Awami League President Sheikh Hasina told the Ambassador on 12/15 her party was committed to implementing a long term strategy to address Bangladesh's development challenges, focused on agricultural development and decentralization. Hasina pledged to work closely with the USG to combat te [...]	2008-12-15 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KDEM PTER BG IN
08DHAKA1309	BANGLADESH POLITICAL PARTIES UNVEIL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's political parties pledged to tackle poverty, corruption and poor governance, and the nation's energy crisis as part of their election platforms, which were released over the weekend. The election manifestos of the two main parties, the Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh [...]	2008-12-17 10:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL KDEM ENRG BG
08DHAKA131	AVIAN INFLUENZA SITREP - BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of January, avian influenza outbreaks among poultry in Bangladesh have spread to an additional 9 districts, for a new total of 29 districts affected (out of 64). No cases of human infection have been reported, and an active surveillance system of 12 hospital [...]	2008-01-29 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD IN WTO CASC BG
08DHAKA1310	BANGLADESH QUIETLY PREPARES FOR COUNTY LEVEL POLLS [...] (C) Virtually ignored as the campaign for Bangladesh,s December 29 national parliamentary elections kicks off, preparations for the upazila (county) elections appear to be moving forward. Nearly 10,000 candidates have filed nomination papers with the Election Commission (EC) to run for upazil [...]	2008-12-17 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
08DHAKA1316	BANGLADESH ASKS FOR USG HELP WITH BURMA [...] (S) Bangladesh is extremely concerned about a Burmese military buildup along the land border between the two countries. While professing Bangladesh's desire for peace with its neighbor, Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed asked the Ambassador for assistance to assess the buildup, specifica [...]	2008-12-18 09:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MASS MARR PGOV BG BM

08DHAKA1319	FOREIGN ADVISER OUTLINES CARETAKER GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) As it approaches the end of its tenure, Bangladesh's Caretaker Government is focused on holding free, fair and credible elections and a smooth transfer of power to an elected successor, according to Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Chowdhury. The CTG would like to ensure continuity of the refo [...]	2008-12-18 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA1321	IN RUN-UP TO ELECTIONS NORTH BENGAL IS EAGER FOR [...] (SBU) Voters in North Bengal are eager for change, but are not united on the type of change they want. In the run-up to Bangladesh's parliamentary elections December 29, parliamentary candidates, businessmen, educators and civil society leaders in three districts of Rajshahi Division reveal [...]	2008-12-21 04:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
08DHAKA1325	KHALEDA ZIA DRAWS BIG CROWDS ON THE CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Amid heavy security, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairwoman Khaleda Zia drew large but less-than-rapturous crowds during a one-day swing through Bogra District on 12/17. Many thousands of people attended each of three major rallies in the district, a stronghold of BNP support. The [...]	2008-12-21 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1326	BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT CAMPAIGN: IN KHALEDA ZIA [...] (C) Bogra District in northern Bangladesh is Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's most formidable stronghold, but her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) faces rumblings of discontent. Although BNP candidates won all seven Bogra constituencies in the 2001 Parliamentary elections, Zia refused to reno [...]	2008-12-21 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1327	ALL IN THE FAMILY: PARTY NOMINATES SPOUSES OF [...] (C) The spouse of a notorious Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician convicted for arson and looting told PolOff on 12/16 she was running for Parliament to hold the seat for her jailed husband. The wife of former Deputy Minister for Land Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu said once her husband l [...]	2008-12-21 12:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1330	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA-PACIFIC INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the APICC Conference to be held in Singapore; which will begin on or about 16 - 20 February 2009. Post vetting was completed on 22 December 2008. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]	2008-12-22 08:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1331	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 11, 2009.Post vetting was completed on December 22, 2008. Post requests that vettin [...]	2008-12-22 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1334	CHITTAGONG CANDIDATES WITH CHECKERED PASTS SEEK [...] (C) A recent trip to six constituencies in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division revealed cautious optimism that security forces would be able to contain election related violence. Given the checkered past of some candidates, there are concerns about possible vote-rigging and minority voter intimid [...]	2008-12-23 06:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR BG
08DHAKA1336	CAMPAIGNS IN FULL SWING: OPTIMISM PREVAILS IN [...] (C) Voters and observers in traditional BNP strongholds of Dhaka, Tangail, and Jessore Districts told visiting Embassy officers they thought elections would be free, fair, and credible. While there has been little change in party platforms, candidates have largely observed the electoral code [...]	2008-12-23 09:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA1337	ELECTION IN NORTHEASTERN BANGLADESH: REFORMERS, [...] (C) As Bangladesh's parliamentary election campaigns swing into high gear, the contests in Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh reflect national-level issues, including debates within the political parties and alliances. Heavyweights from the two leading parties, the Awami League (AL) [...]	2008-12-23 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON PREL BG
08DHAKA1340	BANGLADESH NOTIFIED OF AMENDED LACEY ACT [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche December 4 to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who said he would alert the appropriate Bangladesh authorities. MORIARTY [...]	2008-12-23 11:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO BG
08DHAKA1344	CHITTAGONG GODFATHER FACES TOUGH RE-ELECTION [...] (C) One of the earliest and biggest targets of the Caretaker Government's drive to clean up government is back on the campaign travel in a tough fight to hold onto his Parliament seat in Chittagong District. Salauddin Quader (SQ) Chowdhury, the parliamentary affairs adviser to former Prime Min [...]	2008-12-24 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA1346	BNP ATTEMPTS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM CORRUPTION [...] (C) As the parliamentary election campaign enters its final days, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is attempting to divert attention away from a corruption scandal involving Chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger son by decrying an alleged plot against the party's leader. Hours after Zia had add [...]	2008-12-24 10:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BG CASC KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL
08DHAKA1348	HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING FOR BANGLADESH'S RAPID [...] (C) On December 14 and 15, an interagency team of instructors from the Departments of State and Defense launched the first human rights training module for Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The training objective was to help the RAB establish a centralized complaint reporting mechani [...]	2008-12-28 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR MASS BG
08DHAKA1349	CARETAKER GOVERNMENT PREPARES FOR ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) With the campaign period over and Bangladesh's 81 million voters prepared to cast their ballots December 29, the Caretaker Government (CTG) has its sights set on a peaceful transfer of power to its elected successor. The CTG expects to transfer power to the Awami League and its leader Sh [...]	2008-12-28 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM PTER EAID BG
08DHAKA1352	(C) DISPUTE WITH BURMA: BANGLADESH REITERATES [...] (S) Bangladesh remains very concerned about a Burmese military buildup at the land border that divides the two countries. Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed on 12/28 reiterated to the Ambassador his earlier request (reftel A) for USG assistance to assess the buildup, specifically satellit [...]	2008-12-29 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MASS MARR PGOV BG BM
08DHAKA1355	DRAFT COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM 2008 FROM BANGLADESH [...] (U) The following is the draft text of the draft country report on terrorism for 2008 from Bangladesh: 2. (SBU) Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB),the banned domestic Islamic extremist group responsible for a wave of bombings and suicide attacks in late 2005, continued to be a threat in 2008 [...]	2008-12-29 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV BG
08DHAKA1356	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS BNP CHAIRPERSON KHALEDA ZIA ON [...] (C) On the eve of Bangladesh's December 29 parliamentary election, the Ambassador met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to highlight the USG's efforts to promote free, fair and credible polls leading to a return of democracy in the world [...]	2008-12-29 11:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1357	BANGLADESH ELECTION SITREP FOR DECEMBER 29 [...] (SBU) Tens of millions of Bangladeshis streamed to the polls on 12/29 for Parliamentary elections; the day was largely free of the violence that plagued previous votes. Embassy and other election observers reported only relatively minor glitches at polling centers before they closed at 1600 lo [...]	2008-12-29 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1358	EARLY RETURNS SHOW AN AWAMI LEAGUE SWEEP IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Early unofficial returns from Bangladesh's Parliamentary elections on 12/29 indicate a landslide victory for the Awami League led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Awami League spokesman told PolOff that Hasina would offer to work closely with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (B [...]	2008-12-30 02:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA1361	BANGLADESH ELECTION: A WATERSHED? [...] (C) The Awami League's landslide victory in Parliamentary elections on 12/29 represented a stunning rejection of its rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which faced widespread accusations of corruption and misrule during its 2001-2006 government. Should Awami League President Sheikh [...]	2008-12-30 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM EAID BG
08DHAKA15	SCENESETTER FOR USAID WARD'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the one-year anniversary of the Caretaker Government, which is struggling to rehabilitate areas of the country devastated by Cyclone Sidr and to address food security issues while preparing for nationwide elections by the end of 2008. Bangladesh largely met t [...]	2008-01-06 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MPOS BG
08DHAKA16	SCENESCETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the one-year anniversary of the Caretaker Government, which is struggling to rehabilitate areas of the country devastated by Cyclone Sidr and to address food security issues while preparing for nationwide elections by the end of 2008. Bangladesh largely met t [...]	2008-01-06 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA163	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism course to be held from March 5-27, 2008. Post vetting was completed on February 3 [...]	2008-02-06 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA164	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST/SOUTH ASIA (NESA) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East/South Asia (NESA) Senior Executive Course to be held from March 3-14, 2008. Post vetting was completed on February 4, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2008-02-06 10:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA189	SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY 2008 ESF AND [...] This message responds to the REFTEL action request. 2. Embassy Dhaka received three proposals in response to the solicitation for projects addressing the problem of trafficking-in-persons, for funding under G/TIP-managed FY 2008 ESF and INCLE funds. 3. After an interagency review of subm [...]	2008-02-11 11:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG IN BG
08DHAKA200	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA201	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 11:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA202	CYCLONE SIDR: THE TIME TO REBUILD IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The transition from emergency relief to reconstruction assistance is going poorly three months after Cyclone Sidr tore through southern Bangladesh. While the Caretaker Government and its local and international partners deserve strong marks for providing the food, clothing and pot [...]	2008-02-13 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA209	ISLAMIC NGOS, NATIONS MAJOR PLAYERS IN CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Three months after Cyclone Sidr barreled through southern Bangladesh, Islamic organizations and nations are thick on the ground offering assistance to the worst-hit areas. They are filling the gaps in government relief efforts, often focusing on sanitation, shelter and other recon [...]	2008-02-14 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PINR PREL SOCI BG
08DHAKA211	ISLAMIST GROUP OVERACHIEVER AMONG POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: A recent USG interagency visit to southern Bangladesh to assess Cyclone Sidr damage found the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami as active in providing relief as the two main secular parties of Bangladesh, if not more so. Jamaat has a multifaceted relief program that involves [...]	2008-02-14 11:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA213	SCA PDAS CAMP HIGHLIGHTS ROADMAP DURING BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: During a February 3 - 4 visit to Dhaka, SCA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Don Camp emphasized the enduring nature of the U.S.-Bangladesh relationship and reiterated the importance of the Caretaker Government's adherence to the Electoral Roadmap. In meetings with the Ch [...]	2008-02-14 12:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ELAB EFIN BG
08DHAKA219	Interagency Assessment West Team Report - Cyclone Sidr [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three weeks, two U.S. Interagency Assessment Teams (IATs) surveyed five sub-districts (upazilas) in southern Bangladesh, which were severely hit by Cyclone Sidr. This report is from the team that surveyed the Morrelganj and Sarankhola sub-districts. Through meeti [...]	2008-02-18 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA240	HIGH-LEVEL UNHCR OFFICIAL VISITS TO VIEW PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dhaka office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is continuing to seek a long-term solution for Rohingya refugees living in camps in southeastern Bangladesh. Janet Lim, UNHCR's Asia and Pacific Director, visited Dhaka to discuss long-term options for resolving the [...]	2008-02-24 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
08DHAKA242	BANGLADESH--NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART [...] (C) Summary: The goal of free, fair, and fully participatory elections in Bangladesh by the end of 2008 remains achievable, but numerous potential obstacles stand in the way of realizing that objective, with some key observers starting to hedge their bets. With less than a year remaining be [...]	2008-02-24 11:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC PTER ECON BG
08DHAKA250	TWO U.S. ANTI-TRAFFICKING ADVOCATES VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two representatives from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW),a U.S.-based anti-trafficking organization, visited Bangladesh February 7-10 to discuss the case of Sigma Huda, the former UN Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons who is currently serving a prison sentence [...]	2008-02-26 04:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA251	LARGEST ISLAMIC PARTY FACES RENEWED ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bangladesh,s largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, has come under scrutiny in recent months for alleged war crimes committed by its members during the 1971 Liberation War. With the Awami League leading the charge, there have been demands for the Election Commission to ban Jam [...]	2008-02-26 07:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA258	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE DISCUSSES CURRENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Elena Khan, a barrister and current head of the Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR),discussed the current state of affairs in Bangladesh and her own personal legal concerns. She expressed concern for the health of BSEHR's incarcerated former secretary [...]	2008-02-28 04:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA266	2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY BANGLADESH INPUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) does not effectively enforce intellectual property rights (IPR) protections. Piracy of optical disks, software and books is rampant in Bangladesh. The GOB is currently focused on higher prioritized projects, including ensuring a transition to a [...]	2008-02-28 09:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD BG
08DHAKA270	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course from April 7 to May 23, 2008 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Post vetting was completed on February 26, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2008-03-02 03:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA271	LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Specialized English Language and Disaster Preparation Operation courses from April 23 to August 1, 2008, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. Post [...]	2008-03-02 03:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA288	BANGLADESH SEEKS SUPPORT FOR WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) Bangladesh requests U.S. support for the candidature of Dr. Taufiq Ali for the position of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 2. (U) At the upcoming 83-Member Coordination Committee of WIPO in Geneva from May 12-14 2008, Bangladesh will nominate D [...]	2008-03-04 04:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON POL ETRD PREL KIPR BG
08DHAKA29	LONG-AWAITED BANGLADESHI GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly half of the Council of Advisers submitted resignations on January 8 in a dramatic move to revive the flagging fortunes of the Caretaker Government (CTG). There had been mounting speculation that such a move was imminent as the CTG approached its first anniversary amid growi [...]	2008-01-09 01:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA290	EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2007 to March 2008. Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Kapil Gupta, Political/Economic Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x 2206, IVG post-code: 583, fax [...]	2008-03-04 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
08DHAKA292	CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS REMAIN A TENSE AND TROUBLED [...] (C) SUMMARY. The political situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) remains tense, and in spite of positive statements by the government, the peace accord continues to languish. POLOFF and AIDOFFs recently visited the CHT under the auspices of the UN Development Program to assess the hu [...]	2008-03-05 07:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG
08DHAKA293	ISLAMIC GROUP MEMBERS ARE BIG MEN ON CAMPUS AT [...] (C) Summary: The leading Islamic student group in Bangladesh is a very big deal at Rajshahi University, one of the country's top schools. Local journalists and secular-oriented university students alike speak with near awe of the power wielded on campus by Islami Chhatra Shibbir, saying its va [...]	2008-03-05 09:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA297	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) executive course to be held from April 3 to May 20, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Post vetting was completed on March 6, 2008. Post [...]	2008-03-06 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA308	ADDITIONAL LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) executive course to be held from April 3 to May 20, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Post vetting was completed on March 6, 2008. Post [...]	2008-03-11 07:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA309	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST-SOUTH ASIA ALUMNI [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Near East-South Asia Alumni Seminar to be held in Athens, Greece, from April 6-9, 2008. Post vetting was completed on March 11, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]	2008-03-11 07:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA311	ITS FOUNDER JAILED IN BOMBING CAMPAIGN, A [...] (C) Summary: In a country proud of its moderate Muslim-majority heritage, a madrassa in Rajshahi is something of an outlier -- its founder is in jail on allegations of violent extremism while its students study a puritanical version of Islam foreign to most Bangladeshis. An Embassy Dhaka team [...]	2008-03-11 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL EAID KPAO BG
08DHAKA315	BANGLADESH CONTRIBUTION TO REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN [...] The following is draft text on Bangladesh for the Congressionally-mandated report on fiscal transparency in countries receiving USG assistance. 2. While the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) demonstrates a commitment to financial transparency and accountability, its public accounting system [...]	2008-03-12 06:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PGOV KCOR BG
08DHAKA327	INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS DISCUSSES THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting, the Inspector General of Prisons discussed with POLOFF the health conditions of the two jailed former prime ministers. He also said he was trying to arrange for Sigma Huda, a prominent human rights activist, to be transferred back to the hospital for further [...]	2008-03-13 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KGOV KDEM BG
08DHAKA328	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST-SOUTH ASIA ALUMNI [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Near East-South Asia Alumni Seminar to be held in Athens, Greece, from April 6-9, 2008. Post vetting was completed on March 11, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]	2008-03-13 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA341	BANGLADESH'S RAPID ACTION BATTALION RESPONDS [...] (C) Summary: Senior members of Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said they highly valued a just-concluded human rights course and were eager for more such training. The United Kingdom-administered training has the potential to quickly improve the paramilitary forces' human rights perfo [...]	2008-03-18 09:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL BG
08DHAKA345	EVERYONE IS TALKING, BUT IS ANYONE LISTENING? [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited dialogue between Bangladesh,s Caretaker Government (CTG) and the political parties is set to kick off at the end of March. For the CTG and its backers in the Bangladesh Army, the goal of the dialogue is to convince the political parties to sign on to a &nation [...]	2008-03-18 14:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BG
08DHAKA347	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTL. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Week in Tampa, Florida, from May 19-23, 2008. Post vetting was completed on March 19, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2008-03-19 09:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA348	IN RURAL BANGLADESH, WHERE HAVE THE TERRORISTS [...] (C) Summary: Islamic terrorists are visible no longer in a corner of western Bangladesh, where they initially were embraced as effective vigilantes against violent leftist gangs that preyed upon rural communities. The vehemence with which local people now denounce the Islamic extremists sugges [...]	2008-03-19 10:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	CT PINR PTER BG
08DHAKA350	BANGLADESH CONTRIBUTION TO 2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The following is the draft text on Bangladesh for reporting under the International Anticorruption and good Governance Act. 2. (U) Following the declaration of a state of emergency in January 2007, the Caretaker Government took several significant steps to address government corruption. [...]	2008-03-20 09:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR BG
08DHAKA357	ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUP CALLING FOR JIHAD SURFACES [...] (C) Summary: A district police superintendent in southern Bangladesh says he has barred activities of a legal Islamic extremist group that advocates the primacy of jihad, which it describes as armed struggle that is required of all true Muslims. Although the police chief said the group's presen [...]	2008-03-23 09:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA359	DECISIONS ON JUDICIARY SEND MIXED SIGNALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) on March 17 stripped a controversial High Court panel of its jurisdiction to hear writs just before it was to consider a politically charged case questioning the legitimacy of the Caretaker Government. In another development, President [...]	2008-03-24 05:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA360	BANGLADESH'S NEW ADVISERS HAVE STRONG CREDENTIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) recently reshuffled its top leadership; it forced the resignation of five of eleven Advisers, named five new Advisers, and brought on board five Special Assistants to help the over-extended Council of Advisers. In the last several weeks the [...]	2008-03-24 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PINR ENRG ELAB EAID BG
08DHAKA361	LEAHY VETTING FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN COMBATING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Special Operations in Combating Terrorism Course to be held at Hurlburt Field, FL, from May 3 to 16, 2008. Post vetting was completed on March 24, 2008. Post requests that vetti [...]	2008-03-24 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA362	ADDITIONAL LEAHY VETTING FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Special Operations in Combating Terrorism Course to be held at Hurlburt Field, FL, from May 3 to 16, 2008. Post vetting was completed on March 24, 2008. Post requests that vetti [...]	2008-03-24 08:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA363	LEAHY VETTING FOR GROUND SUPPLY OFFICER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Ground Supply Officer Course to be held at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, from June 18 to September 19, 2008. Post vetting was completed on March 24, 2008. Post requests that vet [...]	2008-03-24 08:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA364	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Crisis Management Course to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from May 29 to June 27, 2008. Post vetting was completed on [...]	2008-03-24 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA365	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) executive course to be held from July 15 to August 29, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Post vetting was completed on March 24, 2008. [...]	2008-03-24 08:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA366	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Comprehensive Security Course to be held from July 8 to 30, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Post vetting was completed on March 24, [...]	2008-03-24 08:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA371	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air COmmand and Staff College Course to be held at Maxwell Air Force Base from June 9, 2008 to June 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 25, 2008. Post requests that vet [...]	2008-03-25 05:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA372	LEAHY VETTING FOR FLASH BUFFALO EXERCISE, JUNE 2008 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units (with the names of their unit commanders) have been selected for participation in Operation Flash Buffalo to be held from June 2 to 13, 2008 . Post vetting was completed on March 25, 2008. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2008-03-25 05:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA374	CONTINUED TWISTS AND TURNS IN SEDITION CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following another postponement of his trial on sedition charges, Bangladeshi journalist Salahuddin Shoaib Choudhury was briefly detained by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on March 18, allegedly on suspicion of drug possession. He was released without charge later that night. Ch [...]	2008-03-25 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
08DHAKA375	2007 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) laboratory in Dhaka on March 23 to verify the use of INL-funded equipment. 2. (U) The USG has contributed several pieces of equipment to the DNC lab. In 2000, INL provided an analytical balance, a top-loading balance a [...]	2008-03-25 09:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN BG
08DHAKA380	ADCM MEETS BANGLADESH'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director General for UN Affairs requested a meeting with A/DCM to discuss the GOB,s previous request for US support for the Bangladesh candidate for WIPO Director General, Dr. Toufiq Ali. (REFTEL A.) Beyond WIPO, topics discussed included [...]	2008-03-27 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR KPKO GTIP PREF BG
08DHAKA382	AWAMI LEAGUE INSIDER OFFERS HIS SOLUTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Political Secretary to jailed Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, believes there is still time for the military-backed Caretaker Government and major political parties to reach consensus on a way forward for the country. He said he felt Hasina was ready [...]	2008-03-31 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA401	LEAHY VETTING FOR MARINE CORPS COMMAND & STAFF [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following officer has been selected for participation in the Marine Corps Command & Staff College Course Residence and Non residence) to be held from June 9, 2008 to June 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 3, 2008. Post requests [...]	2008-04-03 10:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA402	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following officer has been selected for participation in the International Counter Terrorism Fellows Program to be held from July 17, 2008 to June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 3, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2008-04-03 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA407	BANGLADESH TO BUY BOEINGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Biman Bangladesh Airlines March 15 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Boeing to purchase eight wide-body aircraft, representing a total value of $1.26 billion. The purchase involves four 777 aircraft to be delivered in 2013 and four 787 aircraft for delivery in 2017, [...]	2008-04-07 02:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP BG
08DHAKA409	SIGNS OF CHANGE IN ROHINGYA CAMPS, BUT LONG-TERM [...] (C) SUMMARY. The plight of Burmese Rohingyas living in southeastern Bangladesh is dire, but the government of Bangladesh is taking some steps to improve conditions. In a recent visit to the region, POLOFF visited the official and unofficial Rohingya camps and met with local UN representatives [...]	2008-04-07 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
08DHAKA410	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST-SOUTH ASIA EXECUTIVE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East-South Asia Executive Seminar to be held from June 4-26, 2008. Post vetting was completed on April 7, 2008. Post requests vetting be returned by April 22 to provide su [...]	2008-04-08 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA411	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST-SOUTH ASIA COMBATING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East-South Asia Combating Terrorism Course to be held from April 24 to May 15, 2008. Post vetting was completed on April 7, 2008. Post requests vetting be returned by Apri [...]	2008-04-08 06:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA426	LEAHY VETTING FOR FLIGHT SAFETY COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Jet Engine Mishap Investigation and Flight Safety Officer Course from June 20 to September 19, 2008. Post vetting was completed on April 10, 2008. Post requests vetting be ret [...]	2008-04-11 04:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA427	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING, MAY 2008 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) course to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from May 5-16,2008. Post requests vetting be returned by April 30 to provide sufficient time for process [...]	2008-04-13 05:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA436	ISLAMIST PROTESTS OF WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT POLICY [...] (C) A Women's Development Policy announced by Bangladesh's Caretaker Government has prompted violent protests by some Islamist groups. These groups have organized protests in recent weeks to demand deletion of the clauses they interpret as contrary to "sharia" or the Quranic law. Caught by s [...]	2008-04-15 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA442	FAMINE NEARING IN CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS? [...] (C) A food crisis in remote regions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts may be headed toward famine. Villages that lost rice and other crops to a rat infestation last year show signs of severe food insecurity and widespread malnutrition. Many lack seed rice to plant before the arrival of the rainy se [...]	2008-04-17 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	AID PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA443	LEAHY VETTING FOR VARIOUS TRAINING COURSES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in USG-funded trainings. Post requests vetting be returned by May 11 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following [...]	2008-04-17 12:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA456	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) On April 21, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Bangladeshi President Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed. The ceremony received wide spread press coverage in both the electronic and print media. Following the presentation of credentials the Ambassador held his first press conference with repre [...]	2008-04-22 12:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR EAID BG
08DHAKA457	Ambassador Moriarty Calls for Elections by End of Year [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Moriarty focused on the three "D's" of democracy, development and the denial of space to terrorists as the pillars of U.S.-Bangladesh relations during his first press conference in Bangladesh. Most of the questions centered on the issue of democracy. The Ambassador [...]	2008-04-22 12:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL EAID PHUM BG
08DHAKA459	EMBASSY DHAKA UPDATED INFORMATION FOR EIGHTH ANNUAL [...] This cable provides updated information provided by the Government of Bangladesh regarding its efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP) in the April 2007 to March 2008 reporting period. Embassy point of contact is Kapil Gupta, Political/Economic Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x 2206, I [...]	2008-04-23 11:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
08DHAKA46	AFTER A TURBULENT YEAR IN OFFICE, BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) marks its one-year anniversary January 12, roughly the half-way point between taking office and its self-imposed deadline to restore parliamentary democracy. The CTG can claim some significant achievements, including a massive voter regist [...]	2008-01-10 11:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA468	BANGLADESH'S FOREIGN SECRETARY RAISES TRADE AND [...] (SBU) During Ambassador Moriarty's introductory call on 4/24, Foreign Secretary Mohammad Touhid Hossain raised a number of trade and development issues including the Millenium Challenge Account and GSP. The Ambassador noted that Bangladesh was receiving a lot of attention among senior official [...]	2008-04-24 11:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD PGOV PINR PREL BG
08DHAKA470	DISTINCT IDENTITY OF CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS [...] (C) A visit to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in southeastern Bangladesh by EmbOffs in mid-April found the tribal people who a half-century ago accounted for a vast majority of the population are no longer masters of their land. Bengali migrants dominate cities and commerce, and they continu [...]	2008-04-24 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	AID PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA472	DIALOGUE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES BEGINS, BUT DOUBTS [...] (C) With just eight months remaining before the expiration of the Caretaker Government's (CTG) self-imposed deadline of holding parliamentary elections before the end of 2008, the government's long-awaited dialogue with the political parties has finally begun. Beginning with the Awami Leagu [...]	2008-04-24 13:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA474	BOEING AND BIMAN SIGN SINGLE LARGEST CAPITAL GOODS [...] SUMMARY: Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Biman) April 22 signed a Definitive Agreement on a purchase by Biman of eight new widebody aircraft, with purchase rights on eight additional aircraft of the same models. The value of the sale including purchase rights is $2.1 billion, making th [...]	2008-04-27 00:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAIR ETRD BG
08DHAKA477	BANGLADESH CHIEF ADVISER WRITES TO WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) During his introductory call on the Foreign Secretary (REF A),the Ambassador was presented with a letter from Bangladesh,s Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed to POTUS requesting support for Bangladesh,s candidate for WIPO Director General. This is the latest move in an unusually aggressi [...]	2008-04-27 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON POL ETRD PREL KIPR BG
08DHAKA48	CIVIL AVIATION IN BANGLADESH: NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP [...] (U) SUMMARY: After years of little or no progress there are signs that the civil aviation sector in Bangladesh is attempting to climb out of its hole of poor safety and abysmal performance. For a decade the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been under a Category Two rating by [...]	2008-01-12 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV BG
08DHAKA485	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent natural disasters that strained the country's food supply have exacerbated in Bangladesh the effects of high food and commodity prices worldwide. High prices and the loss of some domestic food supplies and livelihoods threaten the food security of Bangladesh's desperatel [...]	2008-04-30 02:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA49	LEAHY VETTING FOR PARA-MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Para-military training exercise to be held from April 27 to June 3, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2007. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 7, [...]	2008-01-13 01:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA491	FOREIGN ADVISER EXPLAINS CTG'S VISION DURING [...] (C) As it prepares for elections by the end of 2008, the Caretaker Government is focused on ensuring the continuity of the reforms it initiated after coming to office in January 2007, according to Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Chowdhury. He noted that a key component of its strategy for achieving [...]	2008-05-01 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID ELAB ETRD BG
08DHAKA499	CHIEF ADVISER PLEDGES TO ADHERE TO ELECTION [...] (C) Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed characterized U.S.-Bangladeshi relations as "very solid and based on common values," during his introductory meeting with the Ambassador May 4. Fakhruddin reiterated the Caretaker Government's commitment to holding free, fair and credible elections accor [...]	2008-05-05 11:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV PINR PREL PTER BG
08DHAKA50	LEAHY VETTING FOR MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maritime Component Commander FlagCourse to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from February 17-22, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2007. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2008-01-13 01:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA500	INDIA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER SAYS RELEASE THE TWO [...] (C) India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh expressed strong support for releasing the two former prime ministers who are in jail on corruption charges. During a courtesy call by Ambassador Moriarty on 5/1, the Indian High Commissioner stressed the continuing popularity of the two former prime [...]	2008-05-05 11:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG

08DHAKA501	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Your visit to Bangladesh comes at a critical juncture in the Caretaker Government's term. The Government has begun a dialogue with the political parties to set the stage for parliamentary elections by the end of 2008, to institutionalize reforms initiated after the Government came to pow [...]	2008-05-05 11:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER KCOR BG
08DHAKA502	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Your visit to Bangladesh comes at a critical juncture in the Caretaker Government's term. The Government has begun a dialogue with the political parties to set the stage for parliamentary elections by the end of 2008, to institutionalize reforms initiated after the Government came to pow [...]	2008-05-05 11:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL POGV ECON EAID KCOR BG
08DHAKA512	BANGLADESH - USTR DELEGATION FINDS SOME PROGRESS ON LABOR [...] (SBU) An interagency delegation led by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) found some progress on labor issues in Bangladesh during a recent visit but noted areas where further improvements are needed, particularly in the Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) sector operating outside Banglade [...]	2008-05-07 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD KWMN SMIG KFRD BG
08DHAKA514	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF: ELECTIONS BY DECEMBER 2008 [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed and the Ambassador discussed the progress of efforts to promote democracy, development, and denial of space to terrorism in their introductory meeting May 6. Moeen pledged continued cooperation in fighting terrorism, focusing on the need to r [...]	2008-05-07 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS MARR EAID BG
08DHAKA515	CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER OFFERS NUCLEAR [...] (C) The Chinese Foreign Minister offered Bangladesh nuclear power cooperation and a new exhibition center during a brief visit in April that strengthened already friendly bilateral relations. The largesse was a sign of appreciation for Bangladesh's unstinting support for China on its hot-butto [...]	2008-05-07 12:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG CH
08DHAKA517	BANGLADESH OPENS BIDS ON OFFSHORE EXPLORATION FOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh May 7 opened bids from international energy companies interested in exploring for oil and natural gas in the Bay of Bengal, as Bangladesh seeks to secure future energy resources. Following discoveries of natural gas reserves off the Indian and Burmese shores [...]	2008-05-08 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EMIN PGOV BG
08DHAKA526	BANGLADESH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION SET FOR [...] (C) The Chief Adviser announced in a nationally broadcast speech that Parliamentary elections would take place the third week of December and government dialogue with political parties start May 22. He also announced a relaxation of restrictions on political activity to facilitate campaigning [...]	2008-05-13 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA527	BANGLADESH STUDYING REQUEST FOR UNAMID AVIATION [...] (U) POL/ECON Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry May 12, and the DCM followed up at a senior level May 13. The Government of Bangladesh informed us they were studying the request and would respond in the coming days. The Ambassador will meet with the Foreig [...]	2008-05-13 12:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR KPKO BG
08DHAKA534	BOUCHER ENCOURAGES BANGLADESH TO STICK TO ELECTION [...] (C) During his May 8 - 10 visit to Bangladesh, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher emphasized the importance of free, fair and credible elections by the end of 2008. Boucher urged the Caretaker Government to remove the State of Emergency and to wo [...]	2008-05-15 10:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID EAGR PHUM BG
08DHAKA539	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR DRL DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (C) Your visit to Bangladesh comes at a critical juncture in the Caretaker Government's term. The Government begins on May 22 a dialogue with the political parties to set the stage for Parliamentary elections in the third week of December, to institutionalize reforms initiated by the Governmen [...]	2008-05-16 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA548	AMBASSADOR RAISES UNAMID AVIATION SUPPORT WITH BANGLADESH'S [...] (SBU) Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told the Ambassador May 15 the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is prepared to "revisit" the request for aviation assets in support of the UN-AU peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Chowdhury said the Bangladesh military had limited [...]	2008-05-22 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR KPKO BG
08DHAKA550	SUPPORT FOR BANGLADESH'S DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION [...] (U) As noted reftel, we need additional resources to help Bangladesh pull off successful elections that lead to more stable democracy. For free, fair, and credible elections to take place, an enabling environment with certain conditions must be created in the next few months. Our assistance [...]	2008-05-22 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA551	BANGLADESH ECONOMY LOOKING UP? [...] (SBU) Recent upsurges in Bangladesh's export earnings, remittances and Government of Bangladesh (GOB) revenues point to an economic rebound in the last half of the country's fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30. This is good news after the shocks of the first half of the year, includ [...]	2008-05-22 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR BG
08DHAKA558	FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISER DISCUSSES NEED TO CHANGE [...] (C) Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury outlined his vision for a new government following national elections in December. In a May 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Chowdhury said Bangladesh needed a government that did not marginalize the opposition as had been the c [...]	2008-05-26 09:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BG
08DHAKA565	EMBASSY DHAKA WELCOMES OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER [...] (SBU) As a large moderate Muslim majority nation whose citizens highly value democracy, Bangladesh is a key USG friend in the Islamic world and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Bangladesh has been active in multilateral fora including SAARC and the UN, where it has been a leadi [...]	2008-05-28 06:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP PGOV EAID ECON BG
08DHAKA583	NOBEL LAUREATE'S GRAMEEN BANK THRIVING UNDER [...] (C) According to its founder, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank is thriving under the Caretaker Government and has been largely immune to the effects of high food prices and natural disasters that have plagued Bangladesh's economy this year. Grameen continues to expand into new mar [...]	2008-06-01 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PINR BG
08DHAKA584	DAS BARKS-RUGGLES PRESSES BANGLADESH TO BUILD [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles in a trip to Bangladesh emphasized the importance of holding free, fair and credible elections this year, of maintaining a free press and of building lasting democratic institutions. She also underlined US [...]	2008-06-01 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM BG
08DHAKA586	HOME AFFAIRS ADVISER PROMISES HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Home Affairs Adviser Maj. Gen. (retired) M.A. Matin told the Ambassador on 5/28 that Bangladesh was making progress in human rights but could do even better. Matin strongly supported an Embassy request for permission to observe the graft trials of former Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and K [...]	2008-06-01 10:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA588	POLITICAL DIALOGUE SPUTTERS AS HARDLINERS STRIKE [...] (C) The decision by Bangladesh's major political parties to abstain from the formal dialogue as long as their leaders remain in prison has increased doubts about the likelihood of elections by the end of 2008. The subsequent decision by the security forces to arrest senior politicians and scor [...]	2008-06-01 11:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA593	REPORTED RESHUFFLE OF MILITARY LEADERS COMES AMID [...] (C) Lt. Gen. Masud Uddin Chowdhury, a key behind-the-scenes player in Bangladesh's increasingly chaotic politics, reportedly has been transferred from his powerful position atop the armed forces administration to head the National Defense College (NDC). Masud has been perceived as the top riva [...]	2008-06-02 11:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS MARR BG
08DHAKA595	GOB RESPONSE TO REPORTS BANGLADESH MAY HAVE [...] (S) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB)'s investigation into cargo consigned in March 2006 to Everett Bangladesh (Pvt) Ltd revealed the shipment did not originate in Iran. We raised USG concerns about the reported sale of Iranian night-vision goggles (NVGs) to the Bangladesh Army with official [...]	2008-06-03 08:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	ETTC MASS PARM PREL IR BG
08DHAKA604	GENERAL MOEEN CONSOLIDATES POSITION; CARETAKERS [...] (S) Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed remains committed to holding elections by the end of 2008. That said, he has directed personnel changes that could further consolidate his position within the Army and sideline his principal rival, Lieutenant General Masud Uddin C [...]	2008-06-05 08:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR KDEM BG
08DHAKA609	(S) LET SHEIKH HASINA TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (S) I feel strongly that it is in the U.S. national interest to allow former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in to the United States for a short period of time. I understand there are serious allegations of corruption against her and her family; I believe those charges need to be inves [...]	2008-06-06 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA618	BANGLADESH SHRIMP SECTOR - CHILD LABOR PRESENT BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Recent Embassy visits to shrimp processing factories in southwestern and southeastern Bangladesh revealed cases of child labor in a handful of factories. Econoff and Econ Specialist visited nine shrimp processing factories in Bangladesh's Khulna region, four in Cox's Bazaar, and five in [...]	2008-06-09 09:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG
08DHAKA62	LEAHY VETTING FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CAPTAIN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Military Intelligence Captain Career Course to be held at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, from February 18 to August 13, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2008. Post reque [...]	2008-01-13 10:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA622	READY, SET, WAIT. SHEIKH HASINA DEPARTURE FOR U.S. [...] (S) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not leave Bangladesh for the U.S. the morning of June 9 as planned, but her Awami League confidantes and a senior government official told the Embassy that morning they expected her to depart within days. The delay appeared due in part to tying up bu [...]	2008-06-09 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA628	SHEIKH HASINA SET TO DEPART BANGLADESH JUNE 12 [...] (S) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now set to depart Bangladesh the morning of June 12 local time, according to her personal staff. She is scheduled to arrive in Boston the evening of June 12 local time. Her staff said they expected she would stay in the States for a couple weeks, m [...]	2008-06-10 11:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR OVIP ASEC BG
08DHAKA629	RAPID ACTION BATTALION GOES AFTER DRUG-DEALERS, [...] (C) The new Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) commander in Rajshahi said his top priorities were fighting drug dealers and violent leftists. He said deaths still occurred in firefights with the leftists but added that all killings were investigated by independent magistrates. Although he said he ha [...]	2008-06-11 00:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR PINS MASS MARR BG
08DHAKA63	LEAHY VETTING FOR SECURITY, STABILITY, TRANSITION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Security, Stability, Transition and Reconstruction Course to be held in Garmisch, Germany, from March 12 to August 2, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 10, 2008. Post [...]	2008-01-13 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA632	HASINA RELEASED FROM PRISON, SET TO FLY TO THE [...] (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) June 11 released former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison "temporarily" until August 6. In its release order, the GOB cited a medical board's finding that Hasina required medical treatment abroad as the reason for her parole. Media and other so [...]	2008-06-11 12:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM KCOR ASEC OVIP BG
08DHAKA633	CIVILIAN LEADER SAYS PRAGMATISM GAINING HEADWAY IN [...] (C) Civilian leaders in the Caretaker Government who advocate a pragmatic approach to resolving the political impasse with the country's two major parties are gaining headway, according to Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman. Hossain told the Ambassador June 10 that there was [...]	2008-06-12 00:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA639	HASINA EN ROUTE TO BOSTON [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed Dhaka the morning of June 12 as scheduled; she plans to arrive in Boston at 1825 local time June 12. In meetings with leaders of her party, the Awami League, following her release from prison June 11, Hasina instructed her deputies to participa [...]	2008-06-12 10:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PINS KDEM KCOR OVIP ASEC BG
08DHAKA64	NEW GOVERNMENT ADVISERS ARE GENERALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Caretaker Government (CTG) marked its first anniversary with a broad shake-up to steady its troubled administration. On January 9, five widely respected Bangladeshis joined the Council of Advisers, replacing members who resigned under pressure after a series of missteps contri [...]	2008-01-13 11:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM PHUM BG
08DHAKA643	AMBASSADOR MEETS AGRICULTURE ADVISER [...] (SBU) On May 29, 2008, Ambassador Moriarty and Dr. C.S. Karim, Adviser for the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture discussed priorities for the reconstruction of the cyclone-affected area and the problem of child labor at commercial processing facilities. Advisor Karim also expressed an interest [...]	2008-06-15 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA645	DESPITE SHORT TENURES, CARETAKER GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Two top officials of the Caretaker Government in separate meetings with the Ambassador on June 10 outlined ambitious agendas to improve the quality of education, promote industry and fix Bangladesh's moribund national air carrier. Although they emphatically stated they would be gone from [...]	2008-06-16 10:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAIR EIND ETRD SCUL BG
08DHAKA655	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA CYBER EXECUTIVE COURSE, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following 10 candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA Cyber Executive Course to be held in in July 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 17, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 30, 2008, to provide suf [...]	2008-06-17 12:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA656	IMPRISONED FORMER PM KHALEDA ZIA REMAINS DEFIANT [...] (C) Nearly a week after Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was paroled from prison to seek medical attention abroad, a deal to free imprisoned Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears elusive. Complicating matters are Khaleda Zia's insistence that her two jailed son [...]	2008-06-18 01:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDE KCOR BG
08DHAKA658	RAB AGREES TO DEPARTMENT PRINCIPLES FOR TRAINING [...] (C) Rapid Action Battalion Intelligence Director Lt. Col. Mohammad Abdul Majid informed Post on June 17 that the RAB agreed to the objectives of proposed USG human rights training as stated in Reftel. In a meeting with the RAB directors of training and intelligence on June 15, Post enumerated [...]	2008-06-18 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PINR PINS PREL MASS BG
08DHAKA659	CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS OFFICIAL URGES REDUCTION IN [...] (C) The military and Bengali settler presence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) should be cut to ease tension with the indigenous population, the Government official responsible for the region said. Devasish Roy added that much of the 1997 peace agreement between the Government and tribal in [...]	2008-06-18 10:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID KPAO BG
08DHAKA663	OIC SPECIAL ENVOY STRESSES COLLABORATION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber highlighted the need for better coordination among OIC countries and the importance of economic development in the Muslim world during a recent visit to Bangladesh. Cumber visited the OIC-endowed Islamic Un [...]	2008-06-19 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ECON BG
08DHAKA680	MASS ARRESTS IN BANGLADESH, 32,000 NETTED [...] (C) Between May 28 and June 15 the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) arrested nearly 32,000 individuals in a nationwide crackdown, reportedly to improve the law and order situation in the country. Civil society groups and political parties have criticized the drive. Media reports suggest the G [...]	2008-06-23 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA682	POLITICAL PARTIES IRATE WITH CITY POLLS SCHEDULE [...] (SBU) The Election Commission (EC) announced June 21 that local elections would be held in 13 cities August 4, evoking immediate opposition from the major political parties. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) assert that the Government seeks to hold local elections to [...]	2008-06-24 00:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
08DHAKA684	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY, LABOR AND [...] (C) Key Government of Bangladesh (GOB) officials were focused on the future of energy resources in Bangladesh, new developments in telecommunications, ongoing concerns about avian influenza (AI) and child labor in recent courtesy calls with the Ambassador. The discussion on energy highlighted [...]	2008-06-24 08:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS ECIN ENRG ELAB PREL TINT BG
08DHAKA685	ADDING HUJI-B TO THE UNSC 1267 LIST [...] (S) Acting Political/Economic Chief delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director, Americas Wing, and Samia Anjum, Senior Assistant Secretary, Americas Wing, of Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rahman said he was unaware of ties between al-Qaida and Harakat ul-Jihad-i- [...]	2008-06-24 10:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL ASEC PGOV KCRM BG
08DHAKA686	LEAHY VETTING FOR SOUTH ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL APPROACHES TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the South Asia Pacific Regional Approaches to Combatting Terrorism Course to be held in in August 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 24, 2008. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2008-06-24 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA687	LEAHY VETTING FOR SECURITY FORCES OFFICER COURSE, AUG [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Security Forces Officer Course to be held in August 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 2, 2008, to provide suffici [...]	2008-06-25 00:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA692	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF KEEPS HIS EYE ON THE PRIZE: [...] (C) Bangladesh's Army Chief General Moeen Uddin Ahmed reiterated his goal continued to be "free, fair and credible elections" by the end of the year so power could be "handed over to a democratically elected government." In a June 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Moeen noted that the Caretaker [...]	2008-06-29 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR EAID KDEM BG
08DHAKA705	LEAHY VETTING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Judge Advocate Staff Officer course in July 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 30, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 2, 2008, to provide sufficient tim [...]	2008-07-01 00:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA706	LEAHY VETTING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA ACRT Course from Oct 5 through November 13, 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 30, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 1, 2008, to provide sufficien [...]	2008-07-01 00:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA717	HOME AFFAIRS ADVISER SAYS LIFTING STATE OF [...] (C) Home Affairs Adviser Matin said the lifting of the State of Emergency before Parliamentary elections in December was possible if the law-and-order situation was calm and the political parties acted responsibly. He also expressed enthusiasm for a public awareness program proposed by Post to [...]	2008-07-02 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA718	BANGLADESH UNABLE TO PROVIDE AVIATION SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR KPKO BG
08DHAKA719	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES KOSOVO, ELECTIONS AND CYCLONE [...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty urged Bangladesh to recognize the independence of Kosovo in a July 1 meeting with Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. Chowdhury expressed support for recognition but cited regional concerns preventing Bangladesh from taking a bold stance on its own, sugges [...]	2008-07-02 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV KPKO KV EU BG
08DHAKA721	BANGLADESH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVE BUT NOT [...] (S) The Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) remains involved in domestic politics, bullying some politicians and plotting behind the scenes with others to advance its agenda. In recent days, senior politicians have told Post how leaders of the intelligence group have privately ou [...]	2008-07-03 04:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
08DHAKA727	ITALIAN GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES CONSULAR [...] (C) Visa irregularities led the Italian Foreign Ministry to investigate consular operation at the Italian Embassy in Dhaka and to seek our analysis of Italian visa issuance practices. Based on information on the diplomatic circuit, including regular consular corps meetings, the Italian deci [...]	2008-07-08 10:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG CVIS KFRD
08DHAKA728	LEAHY VETTING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armour Captain Career course in July 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 8, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 14, 2008, to provide sufficient time for pr [...]	2008-07-08 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA732	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies Executive Course to be held in August 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 10, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by July [...]	2008-07-10 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA733	LEAHY VETTINGS FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATION INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operation Instructor Course to be held in August 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 10, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 17, 2008, to pr [...]	2008-07-10 08:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA745	BANGLADESH: CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION - TVPRA [...] (U) As a result of poverty and population density in Bangladesh, child labor exists throughout the country. Economic necessity requires millions of children to work for their survival and that of their families. The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has limited capacity to enforce its labor laws [...]	2008-07-14 03:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV BG
08DHAKA766	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICITAP, TIP training, August 3. [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICITAP, TIP training to be held in in August 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed before July 27, 2008, to provide suffi [...]	2008-07-20 07:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA767	BANGLADESH ELECTION COMMISSION UPBEAT ON PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Bangladesh Election Commissioners are upbeat about the electoral reform process and they are adequately prepared to hold the upcoming local government elections in 13 localities slated for early August. During a July 14 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Chief Election Commis [...]	2008-07-20 08:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR PHUM EAID BG
08DHAKA773	US COMPANY REPORTS CONCERNS IN BANGLADESH OFFSHORE [...] (C) Two months after Bangladesh opened bids for offshore natural gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal (reftel),ConocoPhillips, the largest US bidder, reported it had not received any official communication from the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) about its bids, but numerous prospective "part [...]	2008-07-21 02:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EMIN ENRG PGOV PREL BG
08DHAKA775	CHIEF ADVISER "GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC" [...] (C) Summary: The Chief Adviser told the Ambassador on July 18 that he was "guardedly optimistic" that things were headed in the right direction. Fakhruddin Ahmed hoped that the United States and other major external players would do what they could to help his efforts to get the parties to [...]	2008-07-21 10:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	MARR PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER PGON BG
08DHAKA776	LEAHY VETTING FOR ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR INSPECTOR LEVEL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Orientation training for Inspector Level Officials on Human Trafficking. Post vetting was completed on July 21, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed before July 28, [...]	2008-07-21 12:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA777	LEAHY VETTING ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies Executive Course August 5 to September 19, 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 22, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]	2008-07-22 09:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA778	LEAHY VETTING. [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in various courses. Post vetting was completed on July 22, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed before July 30, 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post reques [...]	2008-07-22 10:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA780	BANGLADESH'S CHIEF ADVISER REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed has formally requested (via diplomatic note) a meeting with POTUS on the margins of the UN General Assembly. The request comes as Bangladesh prepares for its transformational elections in December 2008 and as the Chief Adviser and the me [...]	2008-07-24 02:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA BG
08DHAKA781	BANGLADESH'S THIRD LARGEST CITY PREPARES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Preparations for the August 4 city corporation elections are well underway in Khulna, Bangladesh's third largest city, located in the economically depressed southwestern corner of the country. While the Election Commission is confident voting will go smoothly, the campaigning [...]	2008-07-24 05:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA786	LEAHY VETTING FOR ORIENTATION TRAINING FOR INSPECTOR LEVEL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following remaining candidates have been selected for participation under the Project "Counter-Trafficking Interventions in Prevention, Protection and Persecution for Victims of Trafficking in Persons in Bangladesh". Name of training co [...]	2008-07-28 02:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA794	IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS SEAT - INFORMING BANGLADESH [...] (S) On July 27, Acting Pol-Econ Counselor met with Samia Anjum, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas and Pacific Wing, to convey reftel points and urge Bangladesh to support Kazakhstan,s bid of Board of Governors seat at the IAEA. We reviewed Kazakhsta [...]	2008-07-28 08:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	IAEA KNNP KZ SY AORC BG
08DHAKA797	GSP PETITION: BANGLADESH CONCERNED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA80	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF REMAINS COMMITTED TO [...] (S) Summary: One year after prompting the President to declare a State of Emergency and install a new Caretaker Government led by Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed has as many questions as answers regarding the prospects for the coming 11 months. Moeen and h [...]	2008-01-17 06:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG MARR PGOV PINR PINS
08DHAKA800	LEAHY VETTING FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Course which will begin on October 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 28, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 26, 20 [...]	2008-07-29 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA801	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC REGIONAL APPROACHES TO COMBATING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Pacific Regional Approaches to Combating Terrorism (PACRAT-CT) seminar in Kathmandu, Nepal August 4-8, 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 28, 2008. Post requests that vettin [...]	2008-07-29 11:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA802	LEAHY VETTING FOR SUBJECT MATTER SURGICAL SKILL EXCHANGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Subject Matter Surgical Skill Exchange (Plastic & Reconstruction surgery) training course located in Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii from September 15-26, 2008. Post [...]	2008-07-29 11:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA803	LEAHY VETTING FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Course which will begin on October 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 28, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 26, 20 [...]	2008-07-29 11:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA805	LEAHY VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS IN COMBATING TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Legal Aspects in Combating Terrorism Course in Pnom Penh, Cambodia on August 18-22, 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 28, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]	2008-07-30 05:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA812	SMALL TOWN BANGLADESH PREPARES FOR ELECTIONS: THE [...] (U) Pre-election excitement in palpable in Dupchanchia, one of the nine Bangladeshi municipalities holding elections August 4. Located in the northwest district of Rangpur, Dupchanchia has 13,000 inhabitants. The voters are focused on local issue and personalities, and the political machinat [...]	2008-07-31 09:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA813	SREEPUR, BANGLADESH: READY TO VOTE [...] (U) Preparations for the upcoming municipal elections in the Sreepur sub district of Bangladesh are on track. NGOs and local election officials report few hitches in the run up to the August 4 poll for mayor and councilors. Political parties are also confident that the process will proceed s [...]	2008-07-31 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL BG
08DHAKA814	SYLHET ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING [...] (SBU) Campaigning for the August 4 city corporation elections in Sylhet, the fifth largest city in Bangladesh, is well underway. Nearly 1.4 million Bangladeshis will go to the polls nationwide to elect local officials in the first elections under the Caretaker Government. Candidates and thei [...]	2008-08-01 04:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL BG
08DHAKA827	LEAHY VETTING FOR PARA MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Para Military Training Exercise which will begin on September 1, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 4, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 18, 200 [...]	2008-08-04 09:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA829	LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School Course which will begin on September 8, 2008 in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Post vetting was completed on August 5, 2008. Post requests that vetting [...]	2008-08-05 06:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA833	THE BANGLADESH PARADOX AT THE LOCAL LEVEL: SOME GOOD [...] The USG is contributing to the development of Bangladesh and finds many outstanding, willing partners. On a recent trip to CoxQs Bazaar and Teknaf in south eastern Bangladesh, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers observed several USAID projects which are helping to modernize energy use, p [...]	2008-08-05 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV BG
08DHAKA834	AWAMI LEAGUE SWEEPS LOCAL ELECTIONS THAT ARE FIRST [...] (C) The Awami League stormed to victory in city and municipal elections on 8/4, the first vote under a Caretaker Government that has made cleaning up Bangladesh's graft-addled politics its central mission. Embassy election observers reported generally minor problems during the vote and none of [...]	2008-08-05 10:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IINS BG
08DHAKA838	(S) BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AIR KORYO [...] (S/NF) Political/Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry Director General Americas and Pacific Wing Shabbir Ahmed Chowdhury August 6. We noted the urgency and importance of this issue and underscored Bangladesh's obligations to comply with UN Security Council Resolu [...]	2008-08-06 11:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC BG IR KN
08DHAKA84	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESSES BANGLADESH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a high-profile visit to Bangladesh, the head of Amnesty International (AI) urged the Caretaker Government (CTG) to take a number of steps to improve its human rights record. AI Secretary General Irene Khan met the country's top civilian and military leaders as well as a num [...]	2008-01-17 10:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA846	UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR SIGMA HUDA RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (C) Sigma Huda, a well known Bangladeshi human rights activist and former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, was released on bail for two months on August 6. Huda, who has been convicted in one case and stands accused of corruption, bribery and extortion in several others, was grant [...]	2008-08-10 01:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA849	LEAHY VETTING FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Course which will begin on October 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 10, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 15, [...]	2008-08-10 06:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA856	ENGAGING BANGLADESHâ€™S RAPID ACTION BATTALION: [...] (C) The leadership of Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has pledged to provide additional information about alleged human rights violations committed by members of the force since its inception in 2004. This pledge came during two days of intensive fact-finding and discussions with members [...]	2008-08-11 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR MASS PREL BG
08DHAKA865	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA SR. CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE, OCTOBER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA Sr. Crisis Management Course which will begin on October 20, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 12, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 30, [...]	2008-08-12 11:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA866	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California which will begin on September 20 to December 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 12, 2008. Post requests [...]	2008-08-12 11:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA867	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA SR. CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE, OCTOBER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA Sr. Crisis Management Course which will begin on October 20, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 12, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 30, [...]	2008-08-12 11:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA868	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California which will begin on September 20 to December 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 12, 2008. Post requests [...]	2008-08-12 11:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA873	BANGLADESH'S CARETAKER GOVERNMENT'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) remains committed to holding parliamentary elections in December 2008 and wants to ensure that all parties take part in the political process, according to one of the principal architects of the January 11, 2007 State of Emergency. Towards this end, [...]	2008-08-13 10:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM BG
08DHAKA874	OBSERVERS PRAISE LOCAL ELECTIONS, SUGGEST [...] (SBU) Foreign and domestic observers of the August 4 local government elections gave a qualified thumbs up. They applauded the peaceful environment of the vote, which the domestic observers proclaimed as a step forward toward restoring Bangladesh's electoral system. Still, observers acknowledg [...]	2008-08-13 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINT BG
08DHAKA877	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL YEO BANGLADESH VISIT [...] (SBU) Your visit to Bangladesh comes at an important juncture in the Caretaker Government's (CTG) term. The CTG is working to set the stage for national elections by the end of 2008. It is negotiating with political parties about the transition to a democratically-elected government, as well [...]	2008-08-14 09:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON OTRA PTER BG
08DHAKA879	UPON RELEASE FROM JAIL, BNP LEADER KHALEDA ZIA [...] (C) The Chief Adviser's comment on 8/13 that the Caretaker Government was working to free former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia as early as possible added fuel to speculation she would be released from jail soon. Though the timing and conditions of her release remain uncertain, not so the pressures [...]	2008-08-18 03:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PINR BG
08DHAKA882	SEDITION TRIAL OF JOURNALIST RESUMES, PROMISING TO [...] (C) The trial of Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shohaib Choudhury resumed on August 6 after a motion to dismiss the charges of sedition, treason and blasphemy was rejected. A witness for the State testified before the court and was cross examined by the defense. In a private meeting with [...]	2008-08-18 07:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
08DHAKA885	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California, which will begin on September 20 - December 5, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 19, 2008. Post requ [...]	2008-08-19 05:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA890	AUGUST 15 RECAP: AWAMI LEAGUE OBSERVANCE OF SHEIKH [...] (C) Strengthened by the Caretaker Government's last minute decision to declare the day a "National Day of Mourning," on August 15 the Awami League organized a very successful nationwide program to observe the 33rd anniversary of former Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination. A [...]	2008-08-20 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR PINS BG
08DHAKA893	GOVERNMENT INCHING TOWARDS A DEAL TO RELEASE [...] (C) Bangladesh's political debate currently centers around the status of negotiations to release former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman from prison. Both Zia loyalists and senior CTG officials tell us that a deal is close, but that lack of trust between the two sides is [...]	2008-08-21 10:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL KDEM ASEC BG

08DHAKA896	LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE, AUGUST 18-28 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Train The Trainer Course in Rajendrapur, Bangladesh which will begin on August 18-28, 2008. Post vetting was completed on August 13, 2008. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2008-08-24 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA903	US-THAILAND ARF WORKSHOP: BANGLADESH INTERESTED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MARR ARF KCRS BG
08DHAKA904	BANGLADESH: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] (U) Deputy Pol/Econ Chief August 25 delivered reftel demarche to the Director of the Americas wing at the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Masudur Rahman. Rahman thanked us for the information, but could not comment on the prospects of similar action on the part of the Government of Ban [...]	2008-08-26 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR BG
08DHAKA905	BANGLADESH KEEPING A "LOW PROFILE" ON THE [...] (SBU) Deputy Pol/Econ Chief August 25 delivered Ref A and B demarches to the Director of the Americas wing at the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Masudur Rahman. Rahman expressed concern about the conflict and the effect it was having on the lives of civilians living in the disp [...]	2008-08-26 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO RU GG BG
08DHAKA910	ECUADOR'S WAIVER OF TOURIST VISA REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) Deputy Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americans Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rahman pledged to pass the information to relevant agencies in the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). Consular and RSO will also share the details [...]	2008-08-27 07:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ASEC CVIS KCRM KFRD EC BG
08DHAKA912	SIGMA HUDA SEEKS BAIL EXTENSION AND PERMISSION TO [...] (C) Sigma Huda, the former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking in Bangladesh, is seeking an extension of her bail, which is set to expire in October. The courts granted Huda - who was convicted in one corruption case and stands accused of corruption, bribery and extortion in several o [...]	2008-08-27 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL BG
08DHAKA916	COURT CLEARS WAY FOR TARIQUE RAHMAN'S RELEASE; GOB [...] (C) The Caretaker Government's lengthy negotiations with former BNP Prime Minister Khaleda Zia regarding her and her son Tarique's release from prison have been overtaken by an activist High Court Bench which has removed all the legal obstacles standing between the two and freedom. In a per [...]	2008-08-29 07:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PREL ASEC BG
08DHAKA917	RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) Deputy Pol/Econ Chief August 28 delivered Ref A demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rahman said the MFA was still formulating its government's position on these events, which he pledged to share when it was finali [...]	2008-09-01 03:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG RU BG
08DHAKA918	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Deputy Pol/Econ Chief August 28 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rahman pledged to relay our concerns regarding the resolution and urged the USG to contact directly Bangladesh's Permanent Repre [...]	2008-09-01 03:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNGA KV BG
08DHAKA922	ELECTORAL REFORM BID DRAWS FLAK FROM POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) New provisions in the electoral law promulgated by the Caretaker Government (CTG) are designed to clean-up Bangladesh's deeply corrupt politics. The major political parties, which historically have resisted internal reforms, have argued that some of the provisions are undemocratic and tha [...]	2008-09-02 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BG
08DHAKA927	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA SR. CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE, OCTOBER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA Sr. Crisis Management Course in Washington, DC, which will occur October 20-24, 2008. Post vetting was completed on September 3, 2008. Post requests that vetting be comple [...]	2008-09-03 10:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA928	TARIQUE RAHMAN RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (C) Tarique Rahman, the notoriously corrupt and violent son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was released from prison on September 3 after the Supreme Court rejected the Government's last minute legal efforts to block his bail. Tarique will remain in the hospital under police protection [...]	2008-09-03 11:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
08DHAKA930	INDIAN OFFICIAL SAYS SECURITY ISSUES UPPERMOST IN [...] (C) A senior Indian Ministry of External Affairs official expressed a broad array of security concerns over neighboring Bangladesh in a meeting with the visiting U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh on August 25. The official, Joint Secretary T. S. Tirumurthi, said the USG had not been tough enough in [...]	2008-09-04 03:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KDEM BG IN
08DHAKA931	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) CENTER SENIOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center Senior Executive Alumni Symposium in Prague, Czech Republic, which will begin on October 11-14. Post vetting was completed on September 04. [...]	2008-09-04 05:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA937	STAFFDEL YEO VISIT HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: During their August 19 - 21 visit to Bangladesh, StaffDel Yeo underscored the strong Congressional interest in bilateral relations and stressed the importance of free and fair parliamentary elections by the end of the year. The staff delegation from the House Committee on Foreign [...]	2008-09-05 05:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM EAID OREP BG
08DHAKA938	LEAHY VETTING FOR PARA MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE 09-1 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Para Military Training Exercise 09-1 in Jessore and Khulna, Bangladesh, which will begin on October 12 - November 13, 2008. Post vetting was completed on September 7, 2008. Post [...]	2008-09-07 03:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA939	PARANOIA TOWARD BANGLADESH THRIVES IN INDIA'S WEST [...] (C) Paranoia toward Bangladesh and its majority Moslem population runs high among some of the elite in the neighboring Indian state of West Bengal, which is predominantly Hindu. While Bangladesh and West Bengal share a common language and a rich Bengali culture, some West Bengal Hindus allege [...]	2008-09-07 03:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KDEM BG IN
08DHAKA940	63RD UNGA: BANGLADESH HIGH LEVEL DELEGATION LED BY CHIEF [...] Name & Designation: H.E. Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed Title: Honorable Chief Adviser Date of Birth: 01-05-1940 Passport No.: D 0009955 2. Name & Designation: H.E. Mrs. Neena Ahmed Title: Spouse of the Honorable Chief Adviser Date of Birth: 14-01-1951 Passport No.: W 0526493 3 [...]	2008-09-07 04:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP OVIP PREL UNGA ITRA BG
08DHAKA961	BANGLADESH NON-COMMITTAL ON 2008 UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Pol/Econ Officer September 8 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rahman stated his government prefers to address human rights issues in other countries bilaterally rather than in a multilateral forum, part [...]	2008-09-11 01:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN BG
08DHAKA962	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASIA PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Senior Alumni Seminar in Honolulu, Hawaii, which will begin on October 26-31. Post vetting was completed on September 11. Post [...]	2008-09-11 05:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA963	BANGLADESH PARTICIPATION AT EGYPT AI CONFERENCE [...] Econoff September 5 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rahman said the MFA would respond through the Egyptian Embassy in Dhaka. NOTE: USAID reports the relevent ministries, including the Ministry of He [...]	2008-09-11 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL BG EG
08DHAKA964	BANGLADESH FAILING TO MEET INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) A team from the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering found Bangladesh to be largely non-compliant with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist finance during an August 18-31 assessment. While the team praised the work of Bangladesh Bank in setting up a Financia [...]	2008-09-11 08:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER KCRM SNAR PGOV PINR BG
08DHAKA966	BANGLADESH'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN FALTERS [...] (C) The anti-corruption campaign of the Caretaker Government (CTG) appears to be fraying and, many fear, could unravel completely. Several leading politicians jailed on graft charges, including two former prime ministers who head Bangladesh's two major parties, have received bail or are expect [...]	2008-09-11 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR BG
08DHAKA971	63RD UNGA: BANGLADESH HIGH LEVEL DELEGATION [...] H.E. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Honorable Adviser for Foreign Affairs - Alternate Leader 2. H.E. Ms. Rasheda K. Chowdhury, Honorable Adviser for Primary and Mass Education - Alternate Leader 3. H.E. Mr. Md. Touhid Hossain, Foreign Secretary - Alternate Leader 4. H.E. Ms. Ismat Jah [...]	2008-09-14 11:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL UNGA OTRA BG
08DHAKA980	WORKER UNREST IN BANGLADESH'S GARMENT SECTOR DURING [...] (SBU) Before and during the fasting month of Ramadan, workers in Bangladesh's highly-profitable apparel sector have staged demonstrations, agitating for wage increases to ease the hardship of high food prices, which traditionally rise around the time of Ramadan. Business leaders have responded [...]	2008-09-16 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN KTEX BG
08DHAKA981	LEAHY VETTING FOR PRICIPLE OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Principle of Defense Acquisition Management Course in Monterey, California, which will begin on October 18, 2008. Post vetting was completed on September 16, 2008. Post reques [...]	2008-09-16 10:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA982	BANGLADESH POLITICAL RERUN: THE SHEIKH [...] (C) The Caretaker Government's "minus-two policy" has become an "only-two policy." Not long ago the Government envisioned removing former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia from politics as the key to fixing Bangladesh's dysfunctional democracy. In releasing them from jail, where th [...]	2008-09-16 11:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA985	CARETAKER GOVERNMENT ADVISER SEEKS SUMMIT WITH [...] (C) Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman told Ambassador Moriarty on 9/16 that the Caretaker Government was seeking to organize a summit with former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to secure their commitment to democratic reform. He said the Government also planne [...]	2008-09-18 07:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM BG
08DHAKA988	CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE: BANGLADESHI [...] (C) Following the deportation of nearly 1200 Bangladeshis alleged to have participated in violent strikes in Kuwait, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) reacted by sending the Foreign Affairs Adviser on an official visit; he encouraged the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to compensate the workers. [...]	2008-09-21 00:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI BG
08DHAKA99	LEAHY VETTING FOR TEAK BUFFALO EXERCISE 08, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Teak Buffalo Exercise 08 to be held in April 26 to May 9, 2008. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 18, 2008, to prov [...]	2008-01-21 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA993	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Sr. Crisis Mgt. Seminar COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Sr. Crisis Seminar Course in Washington, USA, which will begin on 10/20/2008-10/24/2008. Post vetting was completed on 09/21/08. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2008-09-21 07:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA999	NATIONAL ELECTIONS SET FOR 18 DECEMBER; WILL BE HELD BEFORE [...] (SBU) Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed announced September 20 that parliamentary elections would take place December 18 and Upazila, or sub-district (county equivalent),elections would be held later in the month. The Chief Adviser also declared that the State of Emergency would be relaxed to al [...]	2008-09-22 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PREL ECON BG
08DOHA88	QATAR'S BILATERAL LABOR AGREEMENTS - ALL POMP AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Qatar has recently signed a number of bilateral labor agreements with South and Southeast Asian governments. Local and regional press have touted the agreements as benefiting the hundreds of thousands of unskilled and semi-skilled laborers and domestic workers in Qatar from th [...]	2008-02-04 11:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ECIN ECON SMIG IN ID BG
08KOLKATA106	LOCAL FARMERS PAID FOR ILLICIT POPPY CULTIVATION IN WEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Illicit cultivation of poppy has been detected in a number of villages in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district. An unidentified group or organization is offering cash payments to farmers to grow illicit poppy. Poppy fields in this district are fragmented small plots, hidden [...]	2008-03-28 14:21:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM EAGR IN BG
08KOLKATA128	CONTIGUOUS INFECTED AREAS IN BANGLADESH MAY UNDERMINE THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Feedback from contacts and media reports suggest that Tripura responded well to the current H5N1 outbreak in the state. Rapid Response Teams completed culling on schedule, put in place effective restrictions on poultry movement, and villagers cooperated with the culling teams. So [...]	2008-04-18 13:40:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO SENV PGOV PREL IN BG
08KOLKATA136	BIRD FLU SPREADS TO NEW AREAS IN TRIPURA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The H5N1 virus has spread to areas another village in Tripura's two AI-affected districts. On the basis of outbreak location maps, Tripura officials and post contacts suggest -- off-the-record -- that the infection arrived from neighboring Bangladesh. The state government is wo [...]	2008-04-28 17:00:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO EAGR SENV AMED CASC IN BG
08KOLKATA227	NORTHEAST INDIAN INSURGENTS BOYCOTT INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (U) On August 10, the United Liberation Front of Asom [Assam](ULFA) and three other insurgent outfits of Northeast India called for a boycott of the August 15 Independence Day celebrations and a "general strike" on the day. The ULFA, the North-Bengal based Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO [...]	2008-08-12 10:31:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR IN BG
08KOLKATA286	BOMBINGS STRIKE TRIPURA; KOLKATA INCREASES SECURITY AHEAD OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 1 blasts in Tripura's capital, Agartala, have caused an increase in security measures along the Indo-Bangladesh border, but police officials remain unsure as to who is responsible for the attacks. The central government has sent investigators to Agartala in an effort [...]	2008-10-06 10:58:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL BG IN
08KOLKATA298	TRIPURA GOVERNMENT ON ALERT AFTER CHICKENS DIE IN [...] SUMMARY: The Tripura and West Bengal state governments are on heightened alert to respond to an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, given the recent outbreaks in Bangladesh. To date, authorities have not detected any incidents of H5N1 infection in Tripura or West Bengal in the past three months. If [...]	2008-10-24 10:14:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON TBIO SENV PGOV PREL IN BG
08KOLKATA354	STATE GOVERNMENTS CONTAIN AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The West Bengal state government (GOWB) has completed culling operations in the confirmed Avian Influenza (AI) epicenter in Malda district. The GOWB claims to have contained the latest outbreak, citing its limited size and better level of preparedness. One senior GOWB official [...]	2008-12-24 08:33:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR ECON ETRD SENV CASC PGOV IN BG
08KOLKATA69	AI IN W. BENGAL SITREP 20 - APHIS ADVISOR VISITS BIRD FLU [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 13-15, USDA-APHIS Scientific and Technical Advisor for Emergency Management, Joseph Annelli and New Delhi Embassy Senior Attache for Agricultural Affairs, Oliver Flake visited a West Bengal district affected by the recent H5N1 outbreak. They also visited the India-Ban [...]	2008-02-22 15:43:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU EAGR TBIO SENV PREL PGOV AMED CASC IN BG
08KOLKATA95	IN MIZORAM AND BURMA BAMBOO FLOWERING MAY BRING FAMINE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, wedged between Burma and Bangladesh, is at the height of an acute food and grain shortage due to the destruction of crops by an exploding rat population. Approximately every [...]	2008-03-18 11:19:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID PREF PGOV EAGR IN BG BM
08KOLKATA99	A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - CONNECTING BURMA AND INDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transport Project linking the landlocked states in Northeast India with Sittwe port in Myanmar holds the promise of making Mizoram an economic gateway, and providing India with access to international trade routes via the Bay of Bengal. The tentative ste [...]	2008-03-19 12:02:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV PGOV ETRD EWWT EPET IN BM BG
08KUWAIT865	DR. MOHAMMED ON VARIOUS AND SUNDRY: PA FUNDS, [...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Deputy PM and FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah to review a number of issues prior to both taking summer holidays. During an hour long exchange August 3, the following topics were addressed: -- PA Funding: Ambassador stressed the urgency of the situation a [...]	2008-08-04 16:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PHUM PGOV PTER KPAL KU BG
08NEWDELHI1166	DELHI DIARY, APR 21-28 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for April 21-28, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Composite Dialogue Dates Set For May 20 and 21 -- UPA Announces Record Foodgrain Harvest Estimate -- Naxalite/Maoist Incidents Increase [...]	2008-04-29 13:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PBTS TBIO EAGR NP IN BG
08NEWDELHI2003	MENON SEEKS INDO-BANGLA COUNTER-TERROR EFFORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Mohd Touhid Hossain met with Indian Foreign Minister Shivshankar Menon during his July 17 visit to New Delhi. During a joint press conference, both expressed interest in addressing security issues, specifically cross-border terrorism and escalating [...]	2008-07-21 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINR KDEM BG IN
08NEWDELHI2830	REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE: DEVELOPING A SOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: U.S. Ambassadors to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka met in New Delhi on August 26 with key members of the Washington interagency community and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey for the second Annual Regional Security Initiative (RSI). [...]	2008-10-31 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL KISL BG CE NP PK IN
08NEWDELHI702	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-06 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD AF BG BT BM PK MV CE
08OSLO156	NORWAY WELCOMES DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS FTO [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-18 15:03:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG NO
08OSLO343	(C) NORWAY "UNCOMFORTABLE" WITH CO-SPONSORING [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to MFA officials, Norway will not co-sponsor UN 1267 designation of Al-Shabaab due to a fear that it will be perceived as an attempt by the Norwegian executive branch of government to influence the judiciary. Despite this decision, there seemed to be some enthusiasm with [...]	2008-06-20 08:32:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG NO
08OTTAWA396	CANADA ON DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS FTO [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Counter-Terrorism Section Deputy Director Yves Beaulieu and Somalia Desk Officer George Jacoby on March 18 expressed appreciation for reftel information and promised that Canada would examine closely and take under consideratio [...]	2008-03-18 20:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM SO BG CA
08PANAMA247	PANAMA: GOP INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-27 14:55:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG RS CH XA PM
08PARIS1101	AL-SHABAAB: FRANCE OPEN TO SANCTIONS BUT NEEDS TO [...] (S) MFA Somalia Desk Officer Thierry Caboche on June 10 said, in response to reftel, that France would study further our case for imposing UN sanctions on the al-Shabaab organization based in Somalia. (NOTE: DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal our normal interlocutor on such an issue, is out of t [...]	2008-06-11 06:04:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG FR
08SANJOSE259	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SOMALIA - DESIGNATION OF [...] (S) On April 1 we notified Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of Disarmament and Terrorism Section of the MFA of the USG decision to designate Al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. We provided Cordero with the identifiers for Al-Sha [...]	2008-04-04 20:59:00	Embassy San Jose	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG RS CH XA CS
08SOFIA212	BULGARIA INTERESTED IN THE TURKEY-GREECE-ITALY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Bulgaria has expressed interest in hooking up to the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas pipeline to begin taking one bcm of Azeri gas before Nabucco comes on line. Bulgaria would build a 60 kilometer interconnector from Hasko [...]	2008-04-09 15:18:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL BG
08SOFIA443	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO SOFIA [...] (C) The Bulgarians are delighted to host you and bestow their highest honor, the Stara Planina award, for your help in freeing the Bulgarian nurses wrongly held by Libya for eight years. Public support for the nurses has faded since their emotional homecoming last July 24, and relations bet [...]	2008-07-01 14:39:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR BG
08SOFIA512	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BORDALLO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Delegate Bordallo, Representative Wilson and Representative Sanchez, Embassy Sofia warmly welcomes you and looks forward to a very successful visit. Your visit comes one month after Secretary Rice's consultations in Sofia and two months after Prime Minister Stanishev's meeting [...]	2008-07-29 09:35:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP BG
08SOFIA65	BULGARIA ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Bulgarian FM Ivailo Kalfin discussed current Bulgarian thinking on Kosovo and Macedonia and gave a read-out from his January 22 meeting with Iranian FM Mottaki. Kalfin said it is likely no statement on an SAA for Serbia or an ESDP mis [...]	2008-01-28 14:54:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV SR IR BG
08STATE108482	SUDAN - CONFIRMATION OF FORCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] This is an action cable - see paragraphs 4, 5 and 6. 2. The Administration and the Department view the deployment of 4,000 peacekeeping troops, including from Egypt, Ethiopia and Rwanda, to Darfur as one of its highest priorities for the remainder of 2008. The Ethiopians and Egyptians were [...]	2008-10-09 17:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	BG ID PGOV PK PREL SU KPKO
08STATE111310	SOUTH STREAM - BACKGROUND FOR POSTS' USE [...] (U) Department is aware that posts do or may contend with questions about South Stream. In the interest of keeping posts apprised of Washington thinking on this issue, we offer the below background on South Stream for your use in discussing the issue with host governments. This background su [...]	2008-10-17 23:23:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV EU BG GR HU RS SL SB IT AS
08STATE134230	TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Bangladesh, and urges caution while traveling during the period before and after the upcoming election on December 29. This Travel Alert expires on January 5, 2009. 2. On December 17, 2008, the Government of Bangladesh [...]	2008-12-24 02:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC BG
08STATE135481	DEMARCHE: MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK SUSPECT IN [...] Summary: Department appreciates Embassy's efforts to obtain Bangladeshi concurrence to share with the Government of Pakistan information obtained from the FBI debriefing of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) member who is suspected of involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. While we do not leg [...]	2008-12-31 19:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PTER BG
08STATE49277	URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] This is an action request. See para 2. Aviation assets are needed to support UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Following is a list of the aviation assets for which UNAMID still lacks any contributions: -- 4 attack helicopters close air support -- 18 utility [...]	2008-05-09 02:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR KPKO UK CE PA JO BG
08STATE84151	(S) AIR KORYO FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 23:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC BG BM IN IR KN PK
08USUNNEWYORK873	UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: UK, PALESTINE AND [...] SUMMARY: On the morning of September 26, the UNGA General Debate continued to address the global financial crisis, climate change, natural disasters, and restarting the Doha round of trade talks. The following heads of state spoke: Montenegro, Haiti, Vanuatu. Heads of Government and high-lev [...]	2008-09-29 16:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON UNGA AORL MW HA NH BY BG NP
08YEREVAN765	(S/NF) ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AGAIN DENIES IRAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) President Serzh Sargsian raised the issue of Iran arms sales during the courtesy call which followed the ambassador's formal presentation of her credentials. Sargsian repeatedly and categorically denied that any such transaction had taken place, insisting he was "100 percent sure" that [...]	2008-09-23 13:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ETTC PREL IR BG AM
09ABUDHABI1070	UAE'S HIGH PROFILE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary. In the five months since the State Department released its annual trafficking in persons(TIP) country reports, the UAE government has taken highly visible steps to crack down on human trafficking through enhanced measures of prevention, protection, and prosecution. Immediate re [...]	2009-11-12 12:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB KTIP KCRM AE BG CH IN NP PK RP
09ABUDHABI513	UAE AND UNICEF CONTINUE TO ASSIST REPATRIATED [...] (U) Summary: The effort to repatriate young foreign camel jockeys was the headline focus of the UAE's anti-TIP efforts just a few years ago; the follow-up continues unabated, with significant UAE effort and resource applied to the rehabilitation of prior jockeys. End summary. 2. (SBU) U [...]	2009-05-21 08:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KTIP EAID MR SU BG PK UN AE
09CAIRO561	FOREIGN WORKERS IN EGYPT [...] (C) KEY POINTS - As part of our ongoing monitoring of labor conditions in Egypt, particularly in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs),we discussed the issue of foreign workers with diplomats from a number of Southeast Asian embassies. - Diplomats from Southeast Asian countries estimate [...]	2009-04-02 09:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EG BG IN
09DHAKA1	BANGLADESH INTEREST IN CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: IS IT [...] Bangladesh has long expressed an interest in developing a civil nuclear energy program to address its power generation needs. This interest has increased in recent years as the country's steady industrialization has put further strains on its limited energy resources. The Government of Bangl [...]	2009-01-01 01:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BG
09DHAKA10	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Officers Communications and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on February 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests th [...]	2009-01-04 09:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1000	LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 26, 2009. Post re [...]	2009-10-26 01:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1004	PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISOR SEES HOPE FOR [...] (S) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes for a breakthrough in Indo-Bangladesh relations when she visits New Delhi later this year, according to her Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Gowher Rizvi. At the PM's request (and without the knowledge of the Foreign Ministry) Rizvi recently trave [...]	2009-10-28 09:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PTER BG
09DHAKA1005	AUSTR DELANEY TALKS TIFA, TRADE IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Michael Delaney discussed a proposed Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),labor rights and economic issues with top Bangladesh officials during an October 18-22 visit to Dhaka and Chittagong. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Commer [...]	2009-10-28 09:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV BG
09DHAKA1007	GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH BANS HIZB UT-TAHRIR OVER [...] (C) On October 22, the Government of Bangladesh banned the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) after determining the organization's activities were a threat to public safety. GOB officials stated their intent to use Bangladesh's new Prevention of Terrorism Act 2009, drafted with M [...]	2009-10-29 10:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PINR KTFN KISL BG
09DHAKA1008	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Verveer, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh focuses on what we call the three "D"s: democracy, development and [...]	2009-10-29 15:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER SOCI KPAO BG
09DHAKA101	NEW MINISTERS ADDED TO HASINA'S CABINET [...] (U) In a surprise move, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina named six more state ministers on January 24, bringing the number of people in her Cabinet to 38. All of the new ministers are lawyers and four are new to public office. All six were active in campaigning for Hasina's release from prison l [...]	2009-01-27 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG PGOV PREL
09DHAKA1014	BANGLADESH: DRAFT 2009-10 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) There was no evidence that Bangladesh was a significant cultivator or producer of narcotics. Government of Bangladesh (GOB) officials charged with controlling and preventing illegal substance trafficking lacked sufficient training, equipment, continuity of leadership, and other resources [...]	2009-11-03 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SNAR IN BM BG
09DHAKA1015	LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 3, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...]	2009-11-04 00:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1017	LEAHY VETTING FOR HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE IN USA, DECEMBER 04 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the HIV/AIDS Conference in USA, which will begin on December 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 19, 2009 [...]	2009-11-04 08:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1018	LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL MILITRAY RELATIONS WORKSHOP" in Bangladesh, which will begin on November 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 05, 2009. Post req [...]	2009-11-05 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1021	LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. This is an addendum to Dhaka 1018. Please delete candidate number 4, a typographical error, from the aforementioned cable. The following additional three candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL [...]	2009-11-05 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1023	PM HASINA ON THE WAY FORWARD ON BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina November 5 to review his recent consultations in Washington and preview upcoming events. Topics of the wide-ranging discussion ranged from domestic (BNP-Awami League relations; civilian-military relations; corruption) to bilateral (TIFA [...]	2009-11-09 06:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SENV ECON MARR PHUM KDEM BG
09DHAKA1024	BANGLADESH ARRESTS FOUNDER OF HUJI-B [...] (C) Bangladesh authorities arrested Moulana Abdus Salam, the founder of Harkatul Jihad al Islami - Bangladesh (HUJI-B),which is on the Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list on November 1. GOB officials said Salam's latest arrest was linked to his alleged role in a 2004 assassination att [...]	2009-11-09 08:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PINR KTFN KISL BG
09DHAKA1025	MEDIA OVERSTATES TERRORIST THREAT TO EMBASSY DHAKA [...] (S) Local press and wire services gave widespread coverage to the November 6 arrest of three alleged members of the international terrorist group Lashkar-e-Teiyeba who were reportedly planning to attack Embassy Dhaka. More sensationalist reports suggested the suspects had planned to hijack a [...]	2009-11-09 08:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PROV PREL PINR PINS PHUM BG
09DHAKA1029	BANGLADESH NATIONALIST PARTY TO HOLD IT'S NATIONAL [...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will elect the party's leadership, vote on amendments to the BNP constitution, and select the Central Committee at its National Council, scheduled for December 8. BNP sources expect Khaleda Zia, Leader of the Opposition and head of the BNP, to appoi [...]	2009-11-10 09:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS BG
09DHAKA1030	VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...]	2009-11-10 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA1031	BANGLADESH MOVES TO DEVELOP ENERGY RESOURCES [...] (C) The GOB is taking steps to encourage foreign investment in natural gas exploration and other energy projects. New Petrobangla Chairman Dr. Hossain Monsur told the Ambassador the company wanted to attract foreign investment to develop natural gas and power generation projects. Chevron, the [...]	2009-11-11 00:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV BG
09DHAKA1032	PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERS ENGAGEMENT WITH RANGOON [...] (S/NF) Bangladesh's worries about possible Burmese aggression appear to have subsided, and the Prime Minister is now considering possible engagement with Rangoon. As tensions flared in October, Bangladesh's civilian leadership asserted control over Burma policy, with the Foreign Minister lea [...]	2009-11-11 02:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PINS MARR ASEC PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA1033	UNITED NATIONS PROPOSES REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 02:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PTER XD XG AS BG
09DHAKA1034	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBATING TERRORISM SEMINAR IN NESA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combating Terrorism Seminar in NESA Center for Strategic Studies, USA, which will begin on December 01, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 12, 2009. Post requests that [...]	2009-11-12 08:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1036	VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...]	2009-11-15 09:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA1038	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Fraudulent Document Detection [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - Fraudulent Document Detection Skills" on December 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 11/16/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 12/04/09 to provide suffici [...]	2009-11-16 07:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1039	WILLING TO PLAY BALL: BANGLADESH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) In a wide ranging meeting with the Ambassador on November 15, Bangladesh,s No. 2 diplomat, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, emphasized the importance of close ties with the United States and discussed the potential for some movement on UN- related concerns and recognition of Kosov [...]	2009-11-17 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BM KN BG
09DHAKA1040	BANGLADESH EMBRACES USG GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Bangladesh and Mission Dhaka are moving ahead with plans to collaborate on food security, as laid out in the USG's new Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. The Ambassador and senior officials from [...]	2009-11-17 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG EAGR EAID IT KWMN PINR PREL SOCI
09DHAKA1043	LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Novemb [...]	2009-11-18 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1049	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC & UNLOG IN BANGLADESH, 06 - 17 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) and United Nations Logistic Officers Course (UNLOG) in Bangladesh, which will begin on December 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on [...]	2009-11-22 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA105	REQUEST FOR JIATF-W TEAM TO VISIT BANGLADESH TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------------ REQUEST FOR JIATF-W ASSISTANCE ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Assessments on border security in 2008 identified numerous factors that contribute to Bangladesh's porous air, land and sea borders ( [...]	2009-01-29 06:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA1056	RAB DISCIPLINES OFFICER FOR BEATING JOURNALIST [...] (C) A Military Board of Inquiry found that a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer "overreacted" and used excessive force against an individual, later identified as a journalist for the daily newspaper, New Age. The Board barred the officer, a captain in the Air Force, from further promotions, [...]	2009-11-23 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PGOV MCAP BG
09DHAKA1057	WOMEN'S ISSUES AMBASSADOR MARKS BANGLADESH'S PROGRESS AND [...] (SBU) The recent visit to Dhaka by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer highlighted the need for Bangladesh's leaders to work together more cohesively to further advance the status of women here. Ambassador Verveer's meetings with government officials, civil society l [...]	2009-11-23 23:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL PGOV EAID ECON EAGR GTIP BG

09DHAKA1059	LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decemb [...]	2009-11-24 01:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA106	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM--FIXING CIVIL MILITARY [...] (C) For much of the January 2007 - January 2009 Caretaker Government tenure, the USG and local actors were concerned about the ability of Bangladesh's military to find a safe exit to allow soldiers to return to the barracks without fear of retribution. This immediate goal has been accomplishe [...]	2009-01-29 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV KDEM EAID PREL PINR BG
09DHAKA1065	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROP SYS OVHL & INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Prop Sys OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-11-24 06:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1066	LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MTR MT OVHL & INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard MTR MT & OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]	2009-11-24 06:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1071	BACK TO THE FUTURE? BANGLADESH SWITCHES UN VOTE [...] (C) In a return to the position of the previous democratically elected government, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) chose to abstain on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning the human rights situation in North Korea. By doing so, the Government reversed the stance taken by t [...]	2009-11-25 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PINR BM KN BG IR
09DHAKA1072	BANGLADESH BOARD OF INVESTMENT RE-ENERGIZED, [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD ENRG PREL EAGR BG
09DHAKA1073	BANGLADESH DETAINS SUSPECTED LET TERRORIST; SHARES [...] (S/NF) Police arrested Abu Motaleb, a suspected LeT member, on November 21 as part of the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) continuing effort to deny space to terrorists. In addition to this most recent arrest, the GOB in early November arrested five foreign nationals with suspected LeT ties: t [...]	2009-11-25 08:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PINR IN PK BG
09DHAKA1077	WOMEN KEY TO FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN [...] (SBU) The recent visit to Bangladesh by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer underscored U.S.-Bangladesh convergence on a number of issues, including food security and climate change, and highlighted the role women should play in these efforts. Ambassador Verveer call [...]	2009-11-30 05:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN EAID PREL EAGR ECON SENV BG
09DHAKA1078	BANGLADESH PM REMAINS COOL TOWARD NOBEL LAUREATE [...] (C) A prophet has no honor in his own country, at least as far as Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh's Awami League government is concerned. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni made clear their distrust and suspicion of Yunus in several recent meetings [...]	2009-11-30 05:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KWMN SOCI ECON PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA1079	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANUARY 19 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 19, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 14, [...]	2009-11-30 06:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1080	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decem [...]	2009-11-30 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1081	BANGLADESH RESPONSE: QDDR GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the QDDR process. Bangladesh is home to 150 million people crowded into an area the size of Wisconsin. This desperately poor nation faces immense challenges, including with regard to food security and climate change. Bangladesh i [...]	2009-12-01 04:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA1083	BIMAN AIRLINES PURSUING U.S. FLIGHTS AND BOEING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladesh,s national airlines, Biman, is poised to begin making payments in its $1.2 billion deal with Boeing and resume U.S. flights with leased aircraft in December 2009. Biman is working with a bank consortium to finalize pre-delivery financing and ensure expedited delivery o [...]	2009-12-01 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA1084	LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School Course in USA, which will begin on December 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decembe [...]	2009-12-02 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1086	BANGLADESH NOMINEE FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] For her work in defending the legal and human rights of the women of Bangladesh, U.S. Mission Dhaka nominates Salma Ali for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Woman of Courage. Through her legal and humanitarian work, Ali has fiercely championed the rights of women and child [...]	2009-12-03 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV BG
09DHAKA1088	LEAHY VETTING FOR COBRA GOLD EXERCISE IN THAILAND, JANUARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Cobra Gold Exercise in Thailand, which will begin on January 31, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 22 [...]	2009-12-07 02:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1089	LEAHY VETTING FOR SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the South Asia Regional Pandemic Influenza and Emerging Infections Disease Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 02, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. [...]	2009-12-07 02:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1092	BANGLADESH HANDS OVER MORE TERRORISTS TO INDIA [...] (C) Bangladesh security forces detained leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in November and handed them to India's Border Security Forces (BSF). The detentions appear to be the result of Indian-Bangladesh cooperative efforts to deny Bangladesh as a safe haven for Indian ex [...]	2009-12-07 09:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV PINR IN BG
09DHAKA1096	BANGLADESH HAS HIGH HOPES FOR COPENHAGEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lead a large Bangladeshi delegation with high hopes for a meaningful agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. As le [...]	2009-12-09 08:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EAGR SENV SMIG TPHY BG
09DHAKA11	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Systems Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4 [...]	2009-01-04 09:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1102	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the "Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors" Course in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 25, 2009. Post vetting was c [...]	2009-12-14 06:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1105	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-12-14 07:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1106	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December [...]	2009-12-14 07:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1107	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-12-14 07:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1114	BANGLADESH NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the President's Entrepreneurship Initiative. Post's Economic Working Group will continue to explore ways to highlight the entrepreneurship objectives outlined reftel. The Ambassador discussed entrepreneurship with leading business repre [...]	2009-12-15 08:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA1116	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 15, 2009. Post requests that vet [...]	2009-12-15 08:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1119	LEAHY VETTING FOR CONVENT MUNITIONS MAIN OFF AND JET ENGINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Convent Munitions Main Off and Jet Engine Mishap Inv Course in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-12-17 06:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA112	LEAHY VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMBATING TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on March 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-02-01 10:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1120	LEAHY VETTING FOR TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION (TSC) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]	2009-12-17 07:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1122	BNP CHAIRPERSON PROMOTES SON, LOYALISTS, AND [...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held it National Council on December 8 as required under the political parties registration act. Newly re-elected Chairwomen Khaleda Zia recycled party themes and allegations against the ruling Awami League in her opening speech. Zia used the Natio [...]	2009-12-20 03:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM ECON BG
09DHAKA1123	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...]	2009-12-20 03:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA113	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course in USA, which will begin on February 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Febru [...]	2009-02-02 02:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1133	BANGLADESH: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In compliance with reftel, Mission Dhaka submits its 2009 Country Report on terrorism. Text of report follows: Immediately after taking office in January 2009, the Awami League-led government began a crackdown on domestic and transnational terrorist groups. As a result, Bangladesh a [...]	2009-12-20 07:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINS PGOV PREL ASEC BG
09DHAKA1135	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...]	2009-12-21 01:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1136	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...]	2009-12-21 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1137	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] Post conducted a site visit to Asia Projects and met with officials at Bangladesh,s Director General for Defense Purchase (DGDP) to conduct a background check on Asia Projects License number: 050099495. Representatives from Asia Projects and DGDP confirmed the order/receipt of articles speci [...]	2009-12-21 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BG
09DHAKA114	LEAHY VETTING FOR Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)Human [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Februa [...]	2009-02-02 05:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1142	ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: URDU SPEAKERS FACE [...] (C) The "Bihari" or Urdu-speaking population of Bangladesh continues to remain economically and socially disadvantaged despite a May 2008 Supreme Court ruling granting them citizenship, according to community leaders. During a meeting with the Ambassador, Bihari community members voiced con [...]	2009-12-23 03:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG PK
09DHAKA116	LEAHY VETTING FOR STABILITY SECURITY TRANSITION AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Stability Security Transition and Reconstruction (SSTAR 09 -4) Course in Germany, which will begin on March 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post reque [...]	2009-02-02 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA117	LEAHY VETTING FOR COALITION AIR OERATION WORKSHOP IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Coalition Air Operation Workshop in USA, which will begin on March 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...]	2009-02-02 09:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA12	LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard Motor Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requ [...]	2009-01-04 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA121	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. The new government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to power in Parliamentary elections on December 29 and is beginning to flesh out its policies on issues o [...]	2009-02-03 02:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA124	BANGLADESH: CHITTAGONG HILS TRACTS MINISTER [...] (U) The new State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs told the Ambassador that his top priority was resolving land disputes that frequently flare up between ethnic minorities indigenous to the CHT and Bengali migrants. During the Ambassador's February 1 courtesy call, the new S [...]	2009-02-03 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV
09DHAKA126	BANGLADESH STAKES CLAIM AS VENUE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) Bangladesh's newly-elected government has begun a low key campaign to convince the USG to choose it as the venue for President Obama's much anticipated speech to the Muslim World during the new Administration's first 100 days. Bangladesh bases its claim on a history of being a moderate Mu [...]	2009-02-03 13:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM OVIP BG
09DHAKA128	THE AWAMI LEAGUE'S FIRST THIRTY DAYS: GREAT [...] (C) The newly elected Awami League-dominated Parliament's initial sessions have been bogged down by petty issues rather than focused on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,s campaign promises to create a more civil political climate and to ratify Caretaker Government ordinances to improve governance. [...]	2009-02-04 11:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV
09DHAKA129	BANGLADESH,S NEW NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: [...] (SBU) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the Chairman of Bangladesh,s newly appointed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),Justice Amirul Kabir Chowdhury, was optimistic that the Commission would be able to tackle some of the country,s many human rights problems. The retired Suprem [...]	2009-02-04 12:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA13	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES CHIEF ADVISER ON SETTING [...] (C) Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed is justifiably proud of the Caretaker Government's success in holding free, fair and credible elections and setting conditions for improved future governance. Ahmed leaves office optimistic about Bangladesh's future, and plans to stay in the country aft [...]	2009-01-04 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG
09DHAKA130	RESPONSE TO 2008 DOL REQUEST FOR TRADE [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. The Caretaker Government made few changes to labor policies in 2008. In the absence of an elected legislature, the President was empowered to promulgate ordinances. These ordinances will lapse unless [...]	2009-02-05 04:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BG
09DHAKA131	Leahy Vetting for ATA Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February, 19, 2009 to [...]	2009-02-08 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA132	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Comprehensive Crisis Management Course (CCM) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-02-08 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA14	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES SHEIKH HASINA [...] (C) In a January 2 phone conversation, I congratulated Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Hasina on the Awami League's impressive electoral victory. I noted that the victory was even more noteworthy in that it occurred in an election that was widely acknowledged to have been the freest and fai [...]	2009-01-04 10:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA152	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on February 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...]	2009-02-10 10:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA153	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 09, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]	2009-02-10 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA155	MEDIA REACTION: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S VISIT TO [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's February 7-8 visit to Bangladesh received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. (See septel for a further readout on the visit.) This was the first visit to Bangladesh by a senior [...]	2009-02-12 08:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS EWWT BG IN BM
09DHAKA157	BANGLADESH STILL CONSIDERING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KVIR BG
09DHAKA16	OBSERVERS ENDORSE ELECTION RESULTS; NEW CABINET TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Official results confirm that the Grand Alliance led by Awami League President Sheikh Hasina captured a stunning 262 seats out of the 299 contested in Bangladesh's December 29 parliamentary elections. Foreign and domestic observers agree that the elections were the most free, fai [...]	2009-01-05 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA160	BOUCHER VISIT HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLOSER [...] (C) During his February 7 - 8 visit to Dhaka, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher stressed US desire to forge a close partnership with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government. In meetings with senior Bangladesh officials, Boucher discussed counterterrorism cooperation (including US supp [...]	2009-02-12 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG KV
09DHAKA162	FORMER ADVISER EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER EARLY DAYS [...] (C) One of the main architects of Bangladesh's return to democratic government expressed concern over early actions by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government. In a February 11 meeting with Ambassador Moriarty, Former Caretaker Government Communications Adviser Major General (rtd.) Ghulam [...]	2009-02-16 02:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
09DHAKA167	SAUDI ARABIA'S ASSISTANCE TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) The Prime Minister is likely to request and receive a Saudi donation to implement governance goals during her upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia (KSA). According to the Saudi Embassy in Dhaka, KSA does not have a regular recurring development assistance program in Bangladesh, but responds to [...]	2009-02-16 06:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KDEM PTER BG
09DHAKA169	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-02-16 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA170	LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 12, 2009. Post [...]	2009-02-16 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA172	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO IMRPOVE [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Moeen told the visiting head of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security (APCSS) that the civil-military relationship in Bangladesh required improvement. APCSS Director LTG (Ret.) Ed Smith replied that developing proper civil-military relations was a challenge for [...]	2009-02-17 07:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV EAID BG
09DHAKA174	BANGLADESH, INDIA TALK SECURITY AND TRADE BUT [...] (C) Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's one-day visit to Bangladesh on 2/9 generated neighborly goodwill but not much progress in the two key areas of cross-border security and trade. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposed regional security task force was discussed but details [...]	2009-02-18 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA18	ADVANCES IN FINANCIAL CRIMES LAWS FACE POSSIBLE [...] (C) Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) tried to improve Bangladesh's ability to combat money laundering and terrorist financing by issuing ordinances aimed at helping Bangladesh meet international standards in the area of financial crimes and increase the effectiveness of related law enfo [...]	2009-01-06 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA184	WEEKEND ARRESTS IN BANGLADESH RAISE QUESTIONS [...] (C) Weekend arrests of 14 suspected members of Bangladesh's leading domestic terrorist group grabbed headlines when one captive detonated a live grenade during a news conference announcing his capture. While the incident embarrassed the police, the arrests raised broader questions about the po [...]	2009-02-23 10:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA189	AMERICA WEEK - TAKING THE USG ON THE ROAD [...] Sesame Street, a floating health clinic, jazz concerts, a cricket tournament and a biopic of President Obama were only a few of the highlights of America Week, a Mission-wide effort to showcase USG activities outside Dhaka. America Week 2009 found us in Barisal in southern Bangladesh, which we [...]	2009-02-24 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KPAO SCUL EAGR SENV BEXP BG
09DHAKA19	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Staff Officer Course in Malaysia, which will begin on January 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 6, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-01-06 10:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA190	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]	2009-02-24 10:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA191	LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Indonesia, which will begin on March 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-02-24 10:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA195	BANGLADESH'S BNP: RESTRUCTURING, BUT IN NEED OF A [...] (C) The BNP is at a crossroads: still stinging from its electoral defeat and after boycotting most of the inaugural session of Parliament, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has shown few signs that it understands the need to embrace reform and define its role as the opposition in parliamen [...]	2009-02-25 12:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG
09DHAKA196	MUTINY IN BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE, SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) A confrontation between officers and enlisted men in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),a paramilitary force charged with securing Bangladesh's borders, flared into a violent clash Wednesday morning, February 25, at BDR headquarters in Dhaka. The confrontation, allegedly over grievances reg [...]	2009-02-25 12:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA203	AS HIS CASE DRAGS ON, SHOHAIB CHOUDHURY REMAINS A [...] (C) Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shohaib Choudhury ) on trial for sedition, treason and blasphemy ) related to his advocacy of ties between Bangladesh and Israel ) appeared in court on February 19. The hearing was brief as the prosecution,s witness, a police officer, was unable to atten [...]	2009-02-26 12:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
09DHAKA204	MUTINY OF BANGLADESH BORDER FORCE SPREADS OUTSIDE [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's two-month-old government struggled to quell a spreading insurgency among paramilitary border guards that entered its second day on 2/26. In a nationally televised address, a sombre-looking Hasina told rebels of the Bangladesh Rifles she would order an attack [...]	2009-02-26 12:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA205	BANGLADESH: SHEIKH HASINA'S INNER CIRCLE: LOYAL TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina relies on a small circle of trusted relatives, family friends, and time-tested devoted advisers while sidelining individuals she perceives as disloyal. Hasina's sister and son who reside abroad, are among her closest confidantes. Hasina also relies on longtime [...]	2009-02-26 14:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM PHUM PINS BG
09DHAKA207	BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT PRAISED FOR PEACEFUL [...] (C) On 2/27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government basked in praise for peacefully ending a two-day insurgency among paramilitary border guards. Hasina and the Chief of Army Staff were among visitors to the Bangladesh Rifles Headquarters in central Dhaka, where search teams reportedly unco [...]	2009-02-27 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA210	BANGLADESH'S CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Bangladesh's civilian and military leadership are working together to defuse tension within the Bangladesh Army following the February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. During a late-night meeting February 27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Army Chief General Moeen agreed to establish a [...]	2009-02-28 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR CASC ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA213	PRIME MINISTER MEETS ARMY OFFICERS IN BID TO QUELL [...] (C) In a tense meeting with seething military personnel on 3/1, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defended her Government's handling of the border-guard rebellion that left scores of army officers massacred. Initial reports suggested emotions ran high among soldiers who felt the Government should ha [...]	2009-03-01 11:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA218	BANGLADESH FORMALLY REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador Bangladesh appreciated the strong support the USG had rendered during the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny and aftermath, and requested assistance in conducting the investigation into the mutiny and identifying remai [...]	2009-03-02 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
09DHAKA222	ARMY LAUNCHES SWEEP FOR MUTINEERS; CONSPIRACY [...] (C) Dhaka remained calm March 2. The government ordered the army to begin a nation-wide sweep aimed at rounding up mutineers suspected of committing murder and arson during the border guard mutiny that left dozens of army officers massacred (reftels). In parliament, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin [...]	2009-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA233	BANGLADESH: SOME UNREGULATED MADRASSAS OPEN TO [...] (SBU) PolOff visited three madrassa religious schools not regulated by the government on 2/24 and found educators willing to accept some official oversight. They all expressed deep concern that without adopting government-approved curricula their students would continue to fail to qualify for [...]	2009-03-04 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER EDU BG
09DHAKA235	EDUCATION MINISTER LOOKS TO CURRICULUM AND [...] (SBU) Acknowledging significant problems in the education sector, the new Minister of Education told the Ambassador he intended to focus on introducing a uniform curriculum into Bangladesh's schools, increasing vocational and technical education opportunities and campaigning against illiteracy. [...]	2009-03-05 03:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI SCUL KISL BG
09DHAKA237	AMBASSADOR PRESSES KHALEDA ZIA ON NEED FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador encouraged Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia to continue to reach out to the Government in the wake of the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. For her part, Zia complained that the Government repeatedly refused to provide space to the opposition, and she threatened to "go to the p [...]	2009-03-05 07:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA238	2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR BANGLADESH [...] (U) In 2008, there were no INL projects in Bangladesh that require end-use monitoring. [...]	2009-03-05 07:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN BG
09DHAKA239	EDUCATION REFORM: FOR QAWMI MADRASAS TOO? [...] (C) The new Awami League government recently announced plans to introduce a uniform curriculum into Bangladesh's multi-curriculumed schools. The Minister of Education told the Ambassador he intends to include qawmi madrasas (non-regulated, privately-funded Islam-focused institutions) in the ne [...]	2009-03-05 07:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KISL SOCI SCUL BG
09DHAKA24	ELECTIONS REPORTING AND ANALYSIS: ADDITIONAL [...] Post appreciates Department kudos as communicated Ref A, particularly in relation to Embassy Dhaka's pre-election reporting (Refs B thru K). 2. Ref A notes: "Post's analysis of the electoral dynamics in all the far-flung regions of Bangladesh was most impressive and helpful. (...) Through t [...]	2009-01-07 04:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGMT AFIN KDEM BG
09DHAKA240	TEXTILES MINISTER HOPES TO REVIVE JUTE INDUSTRY [...] (C) The Minister of Textiles and Jute looks to private sector investment to revive Bangladesh's ailing jute industry and said the country's textile industry was feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. Well-disposed towards the United States, he thanked the USG for its support of the [...]	2009-03-05 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON PREL PTER KTEX KISL BG
09DHAKA241	BANGLADESH MUTINY AFTERMATH: TIME FOR USG [...] (C) One week after the bloody border guard mutiny, Bangladesh's immediate crisis appears to have passed, but the resulting political situation remains perilous. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself warns of more attacks to undermine democracy. Three competing Government of Bangladesh investiga [...]	2009-03-05 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA242	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers Course (UNMOC) in Nepal, which will begin on March 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 05, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...]	2009-03-08 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA243	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 IN MANILA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 in Manila, which will begin on March 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 15 to p [...]	2009-03-08 03:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA247	AGRICULTURE MINISTER FOCUSED ON INCREASING CROP [...] (C) Improving agricultural productivity is critical to increasing incomes and lifting Bangladeshis out of poverty, according to Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury. In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the Agriculture Minister focused on her efforts to improve farmers' access to water a [...]	2009-03-09 03:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PREL PGOV ECON SENV EAID EWWT BG
09DHAKA248	LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by 03/16/09 to provide sufficient time f [...]	2009-03-09 03:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA251	LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-03-09 04:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA253	ABILITY, EXPERIENCE OF HASINA'S CABINET MIXED [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Minister of Industries owes his appointment more to political expediency than professional credentials. Minister Dilip Barua told the Ambassador recently he was still learning about his portfolio, though he supported the ministry's long-term commitment to private enterpr [...]	2009-03-09 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EIND EINV ECON KIPR BG
09DHAKA254	MUTINY INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE, FBI ARRIVES, [...] (C) Investigations into the February 25-26 mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) continue, and though no credible evidence of an external conspiracy has yet surfaced, allegations persist, fostered in part by Bangladesh's top leaders. A two-person FBI team from Embassy New Delhi arrived to co [...]	2009-03-09 10:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC BG
09DHAKA259	AWAMI LEAGUE ALLIANCE PARTNER STILL ON BOARD...FOR [...] (C) Former Bangladesh President and leader of the Jatiya Party H.M. Ershad said March 9 he still supported Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, even as he criticized her handling of the recent mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles. Ershad backed away from earlier statements that India had played a role in [...]	2009-03-12 09:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PINR KDEM BG
09DHAKA260	HOME MINISTER SIDE-LINED IN MUTINY INVESTIGATIONS [...] (C) The Prime Minister named the Commerce Minister March 11 to coordinate the ongoing investigations into the February 25 border guard mutiny. Based on a preliminary FBI assessment, the Ambassador told the Home Minister March 11 he had made an urgent request to Washington for follow-up assista [...]	2009-03-12 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA263	PRIME MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT HER GOVERNMENT'S [...] (S) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remains worried about the fate of her government in the wake of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny. In a March 11 meeting with the Ambassador, she again requested FBI support for the mutiny investigation, noting that getting to the truth was import [...]	2009-03-12 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ETRD ECON BG
09DHAKA268	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...]	2009-03-18 02:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA269	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...]	2009-03-18 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA27	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 11, 2009.Post vetting was completed on January 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting b [...]	2009-01-07 08:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG

09DHAKA272	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) COMBATING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East South Asia (NESA) Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 18, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-03-18 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA274	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC MILITARY MEDICINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC XIX) in South Korea, which will begin on April 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 19, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]	2009-03-19 04:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA276	DHAKA EAC 03/19/09 [...] (SBU) On March 19, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review a March 18 town hall meeting held by the new Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner with representatives of Dhaka schools in which he passed along threat related information. The DCM chaired the EAC and attendees incl [...]	2009-03-19 13:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PINR PGOV BG
09DHAKA28	FRESH FACES, SOME SURPRISES IN BANGLADESH'S NEW [...] (C) Following much secrecy and speculation, Bangladesh's newly elected Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, unveiled her government at a swearing in ceremony on January 6. Hasina excluded all but one member of the ruling Awami League's (AL) Presidium from the Cabinet. Twenty-eight of the 32 in [...]	2009-01-07 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
09DHAKA280	FBI WORKS TO HELP CORRECT FLAWS IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty and the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation team helping Bangladesh investigate its border guard mutiny urged the minister in charge to strengthen the probe. PolEcon Counselor reiterated the message to two senior Cabinet officials with responsibility for se [...]	2009-03-22 08:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA284	FBI HELPS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT REALIZE NEED FOR [...] (C) The FBI has concluded the initial phase of its support to the local police investigation into the February 25 ) 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. This support focused on the importance of setting up a functioning command post and prioritizing the need to interview witnesses. The GOB has begun [...]	2009-03-23 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MARR KDEM BG
09DHAKA285	BANGLADESH COMMERCE MINISTER PROMISES NOT TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruq Khan promised Ambassador Moriarty that international shipping would not face restrictions in Bangladesh despite concerns the government was taking steps favoring domestic shippers. The minister also noted the Government of Bangladesh was considering several measures [...]	2009-03-23 08:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON BG
09DHAKA290	LEAHY VETTING FOR US FRAUDULENT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the US Fraudulent Travel Documents to Commercial Airline Personnel from April 22-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 03/24/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 04/1 [...]	2009-03-24 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA297	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer March 23 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rahman relayed the message to the relevent authority in his Ministry, but did not comment on Bangladesh's expected position on the vote. NO [...]	2009-03-29 03:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF UN BG
09DHAKA301	BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...]	2009-03-29 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG
09DHAKA302	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA303	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA304	FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] Bangladesh is a high fraud post. In CY 2008, Dhaka's FPU investigated 969 cases, not/not counting cases referred for DNA analysis. Infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, is poor outside of main cities and towns. This combined with wide-spread seasonal flooding and frequent natural [...]	2009-03-30 00:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BG
09DHAKA308	LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 29, 2009. Post [...]	2009-03-30 08:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA310	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Symposium on East Asia Security (SEAS - 2009) in Honolulu, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2009-03-31 05:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA313	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW PRESENTED TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK BG
09DHAKA314	BANGLADESH RESPONSE ON ICJ KOSOVO DELIBERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL ICJ KV BG
09DHAKA315	LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post [...]	2009-03-31 10:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA318	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CIVIL MILITARY TESPONSE TO TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Civil Military Response to Terrorism Course in Monterey, USA, which will begin on April 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]	2009-04-01 03:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA319	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia - Planning Conference, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-04-01 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA32	LIST OF MINISTERS AND STATE MINISTERS IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Enclosed is a list of officials in the newly elected government of Bangladesh. Ministers of State are not of cabinet rank but can be head of a ministry. 2. (U) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Armed Forces Division Cabinet Division Electricity, Oil and Mineral Resources Ministry: A) Ele [...]	2009-01-08 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
09DHAKA322	BANGLADESH CONCERNS ON ITS EXCLUSION AT G20 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD WTRO BG
09DHAKA325	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTORS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructors Course (PSOIC) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...]	2009-04-02 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA326	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil Military Liaison Officers Course (CMLO) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-04-02 08:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA33	MEDIA REACTION: SHEIKH HASINA FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: All English and vernacular newspapers extensively covered the swearing-in ceremony of Awami League-led Grand Alliance leader Sheikh Hasina and her 32-member cabinet. (See reftel for a further readout on the new government.) Editorials and commentary in newspapers across the politica [...]	2009-01-08 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA339	BANGLADESH HOLDS PEACEFUL BY-ELECTIONS APRIL 2 AS [...] (C) On April 2, voters in six constituencies elected replacements for members of parliament compelled to relinquish seats won in the December 2008 polls. While voter turnout was down from December's record highs, voting in these six by-elections went smoothly, with the only change from Decem [...]	2009-04-05 10:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM PREL BG
09DHAKA34	KIBRIA FAMILY SEEKS TO REVIVE INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (C) The family of slain former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria plans to press the newly elected government in Bangladesh to bring his killers to justice. While hopeful Sheikh Hasina's government will respond favorably, Kibria's children fear the bureaucracy and security forces will try to [...]	2009-01-08 10:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER BG
09DHAKA340	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, APRIL 21 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 16, 2009 to prov [...]	2009-04-05 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA346	BANGLADESH NON-COMMITAL ON USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] (U) On April 6, PolOff spoke with M. Mahbubul Alam in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing, to convey reftel points and urge the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to support the USG,s candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). We emphasized that the U [...]	2009-04-07 03:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA350	BANGLADESH, A CLIMATE CHANGE FRONT LINE STATE [...] Already faced with numerous environmental challenges, Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. With an area the size of Wisconsin, Bangladesh supports a population of 150 million in a deltaic landscape at the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna River [...]	2009-04-07 08:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR SENV SMIG TPHY BG IN
09DHAKA359	LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Mongolia, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 2 [...]	2009-04-08 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA36	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNDERWATER DEMOLITION/ SEAL COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Underwater Demolition/ Seal Course in USA, which will begin on February 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Janua [...]	2009-01-11 04:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA361	HIZB UT TAHRIR IN BANGLADESH: STILL NEW, STILL [...] (SBU) Hizb-ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) was established in Dhaka in 2001 and has an estimated membership of about 3,000 young, well-educated, middle-class Bangladeshis, mostly from Dhaka. In common with the global HT movement, HTB claims to aspire to the establishment of a Muslim caliphate throug [...]	2009-04-09 04:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL BG
09DHAKA365	NEW BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT'S FIRST SESSION MARRED [...] (C) Partisan squabbling and watering down of democratic-reform legislation marked the first session of the new Parliament that ended on 4/7. Despite early pledges to tone down the highly partisan nature of national politics, the ruling Awami League fought with the rival Bangladesh Nationalist [...]	2009-04-09 06:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA374	LEAHY VETTING FOR WEATHER OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 06 TO AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Weather Officer Course in USA, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 30 to provide s [...]	2009-04-13 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA375	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]	2009-04-13 08:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA376	LEAHY VETTING FOR MID PLANNING CONFERENCE (MPC),APRIL 20 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Mid Planning Conference (MPC) in Philippines, which will begin on April 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April [...]	2009-04-13 08:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA377	LEAHY VETTING FOR SPEC/OPS COMBATING TERRORISM COURSE, MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Spec/ Ops Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on May 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 25 [...]	2009-04-13 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA378	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter Terrorism Strategies" from May 3-21, 2009 in Dhaka. Post vetting was completed on 04/09/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-04-13 08:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA38	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Flag Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-01-11 07:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA380	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 21, 2009. Post vett [...]	2009-04-15 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA381	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 May 17, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA382	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 May 19, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA383	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 7, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA384	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 9, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA385	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 vett [...]	2009-04-15 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA386	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]	2009-04-15 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA387	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 29, 2009. Post vett [...]	2009-04-16 08:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA388	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command and Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 31, [...]	2009-04-16 09:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA392	BANGLADESH TO ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO IMF/WB MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty delivered the demarche (reftel) to Bangladesh Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith. The Minister said Bangladesh would participate in the vote on Kosovo membership in IMF/WB, but would abstain on the question. The Minister understood the need to have a quorum. 2. (C) Act [...]	2009-04-20 02:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL BG KV
09DHAKA398	AVERTING A CRISIS? BANGLADESH PROVIDES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Bangladesh,s Finance Minister unveiled on April 19 a $500 million stimulus package for exporters and others affected by the global economic crisis. More than 40 percent of the program will benefit the agricultural sector; the package also provides fiscal stimulus for exporters and power/ [...]	2009-04-22 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG
09DHAKA402	NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR WANTS IMPROVED INVESTMENT [...] (C) The new Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh told Ambassador Moriarty on 4/21 Bangladesh should improve its climate for foreign investors. Although Bangladesh was seeking nuclear energy assistance from China and Russia, the Chinese ambassador said, less expensive power sources were more approp [...]	2009-04-23 07:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BG CH
09DHAKA405	BANGLADESH GSP UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE RIGHT TO [...] (C) The labor situation has steadily improved over the past year, ahead of an April 24 hearing on the petition to revoke U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Bangladesh. According to all parties concerned in Bangladesh, organized labor has succeeded in forming Workers, a [...]	2009-04-23 11:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA406	JMB THREAT LETTER WARNS INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Summary: Three international organizations operating in Barisal (southern Bangladesh) have received a copy of the same threat letter reportedly from the banned islamist group, Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The letter, which received widespread media attention, demanded the organiza [...]	2009-04-23 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	ASEC PTER BG
09DHAKA408	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 23 TO JANUARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Officer Course- USMC in USA, which will begin on June 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to provide [...]	2009-04-26 05:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA409	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE, MAY 04 TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to [...]	2009-04-26 05:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA41	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 2, 2008. Post vetti [...]	2009-01-12 08:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA410	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD CPX INDONESIA, JUNE 11 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Indonesia, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to prov [...]	2009-04-26 05:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA411	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 03 to [...]	2009-04-26 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA412	LEAHY VETTING FOR SF SMEE IN ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, USA, MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The SF SMEE Course in USA, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to provide sufficient [...]	2009-04-26 05:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA413	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-26 05:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA414	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-26 05:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA417	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-27 05:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA419	WHAT DO BANGLADESH'S DEOBANDI QAWMI MADRASAS WANT? [...] (SBU) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. The government seeks more control over qawmi madrasas and fears failure to equip students with ski [...]	2009-04-28 04:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA42	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 vetti [...]	2009-01-12 08:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA420	BANGLADESH PRIME MINISTER SEEKS MEETING WITH [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see following paragraph. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In my meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on April 27, she requested a meeting with President Obama during her planned private visit to the United States in the second half of May. She als [...]	2009-04-28 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS BG
09DHAKA425	PRIME MINISTER STILL SEES CONSPIRACY IN BORDER [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina still sees a conspiracy behind the border guard mutiny that dealt a huge blow to her government in February. She told the Ambassador on April 27 she welcomed U.S. Government efforts to facilitate better civilian-military relations and strengthen Bangladesh's se [...]	2009-04-28 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ETRD ECON PHUM BG
09DHAKA431	THE GOB SAYS IT IS SERIOUS ABOUT QAWMI MADRASA [...] (C) After a rocky start, the Awami League government and Bangladesh's qawmi madrasa (QM) community appear to have laid the necessary groundwork for much-needed dialogue aimed at addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system. That said, the so [...]	2009-04-30 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA432	LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG) IN CEBU, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pasols Planning Group (PPG) in Philippines, which will begin on May 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to prov [...]	2009-04-30 04:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA433	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units/personnel have been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was comple [...]	2009-04-30 04:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA436	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA NATIONAL PLANNING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pandemic Influenza National Planning Event in Rome, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by M [...]	2009-04-30 08:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA44	BANGLADESH: WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE NEXT 180 DAYS [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's return to democracy following the successful December 29 Parliamentary elections presents significant opportunities for advancing U.S. Government (USG) interests in the country and the region. Embassy Dhaka has identified five major mission objectives for the USG to focus on [...]	2009-01-12 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID BG
09DHAKA443	ISLAMIC PARTIES AND THE QAWMI MADRASA COMMUNITY (3 [...] (C) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. A proportion of Bangladesh's Deobandi qawmi madrasa (DQM) community has strong ties to small Islamic [...]	2009-05-04 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA445	INDIA SEES INCREASED INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh said intelligence sharing among the two countries is improving but remains far less than ideal. He told the Ambassador on May 3 the Bangladeshi government report on the February border guard mutiny would likely blame Bangladeshi intelligence agenc [...]	2009-05-04 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA446	BANGLADESHI'S APPLY FULL-COURT PRESS FOR PRIME [...] (C) Senior Bangladeshi officials have been eagerly following up on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's request for a meeting with President Obama during the second half of May. (Reftel) At a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty on May 4, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dipu Moni reiterated the Government o [...]	2009-05-04 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG
09DHAKA447	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES, CLIMATE [...] (C) The Ambassador expressed concern about recent deaths during interrogation of border guard personnel implicated in the February 25-26 border guard mutiny, at a May 4 meeting with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni. The Ambassador also raised concerns about the human rights situation of Rohingya ref [...]	2009-05-04 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV PREF BG
09DHAKA448	LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER REASSURES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) According to Local Government Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, the GOB remains committed to decentralization and will ensure that recently elected Upazila (County) Chairmen are allowed to function independently. The GOB welcomed USG assistance in making local government function effectively, [...]	2009-05-04 11:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM EAID BG
09DHAKA449	ENGAGING OIC STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) The Ambassador raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni May 4, following a demarche by Poloff to Samina Naz, Director of the Americas Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 29. According to Naz, the GOB was still considering its policy vis-a-vis Kosovo, including ho [...]	2009-05-04 11:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KV BG
09DHAKA451	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 5 May [...]	2009-05-06 05:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA460	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 May 23, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-05-07 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA461	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-05-07 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA464	A WAY FORWARD FOR MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND [...] (C) GOB's Law Minister Shafique Ahmed recently promised the government's full support for the development of a mutual legal assistance (MLA) program for Bangladesh, including the establishment of a Central Authority for MLA in the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The Law Minister also agr [...]	2009-05-07 11:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KAWC KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR BG
09DHAKA466	PROGRESS REPORT: FBI CONDUCTS FOLLOW ON ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The Police investigation into the February 2009 BDR mutiny appears on track, with investigators continuing to follow the best practices shared by the FBI during an earlier visit. The investigation will likely require another six months, but as of now there is still no indication of outsid [...]	2009-05-07 13:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	ASEC MOPS PGOV PINR PBTS PHUM BG
09DHAKA469	NOBEL LAUREATE REQUESTS USG HELP ON GRAMEEN BANK [...] (C) Nobel Peace Laureate and Grameen Bank Chairman Muhammad Yunus asked that the USG assist him in urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to change a long-standing rule that gives the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) control over his position as Grameen Bank Chairman. Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caret [...]	2009-05-11 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI KWMN BG
09DHAKA474	PAKISTANI AND FRENCH ENVOYS CRITICIZE UN [...] (C) The Pakistani High Commissioner told the Ambassador May 10 he questioned the legitimacy of the UNDP Representative's interactions with the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) on the war crimes issues stemming from Bangladesh's 1971 War of Liberation. The French Ambassador indicated that the Gov [...]	2009-05-12 05:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL PHUM KAWC BG
09DHAKA475	BANGLADESH'S AHLE HADITH QAWMI MADRASAS: FEW AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's Ahle Hadith qawmi madrasas (AHQM) would not object to coming under government oversight, according to a senior Ahle Hadith (AH) representative, who told post there were approximately 200 AHQMs in Bangladesh, mostly concentrated in the northwest. He said attempts were underway [...]	2009-05-12 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA476	CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS: COMPETING TRANSNATIONAL [...] (U) The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is a region of serious concern for the stability of Bangladesh. Strife between indigenous ethnic groups and lowland Bengali migrants led to a long insurgency by the indigenous people in the 1980s and 1990s. The insurgency ended with the 1997 signing of t [...]	2009-05-13 07:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM SENV BG
09DHAKA478	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 14 Ma [...]	2009-05-14 05:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA479	OPPORTUNITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS: LIVES OF [...] (C) Despite improvements in the living conditions of registered Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh, the overall situation there is in danger of deteriorating. As the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) make further progress inside the camps, th [...]	2009-05-14 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA482	FINDING COMMON GROUND ON COUNTERRORISM WORKING [...] (C) The U.S. and the United Kingdom share common counterterrorism goals in Bangladesh and we have worked together on specific issues in the past. Embassy Dhaka and the British High Commission reviewed our efforts and agreed on several areas of cooperation at an inaugural counterterrorism quarterly [...]	2009-05-14 08:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL HYMPSK MARR KPAO UK BG
09DHAKA484	BANGLADESH SHIPPING MINISTER WANTS TO DEVELOP [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to develop its inland waterways, its two major ports and a new deep water port, according to Shipping Minister Dr. Afsarul Amin. The Minister told the Ambassador on May 13 that dredging Bangladesh's many waterways, both to improve transport and irri [...]	2009-05-14 09:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT PREL BEXP PGOV ETRD BG
09DHAKA485	BANGLADESH OPPOSITION LEADER'S SON SAYS NO [...] (C) Tarique Rahman, the son and political heir-apparent to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairwoman Khaleda Zia, said he did not plan to return to Bangladesh from London anytime soon. Rahman, who faces multiple corruption charges in Bangladesh, told a visiting senior Foreign Service Nati [...]	2009-05-14 10:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG
09DHAKA486	BANGLADESH'S NEW INTEL CHIEF PROMISES ENHANCED CT [...] (S) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed DGFI to focus on counterterrorism issues and work closely with the U.S. Government, according to Director General Mollah Fazle Akbar. Akbar emphasized that DGFI would no longer support efforts by extremists to enter the political arena. Akbar a [...]	2009-05-14 10:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
09DHAKA488	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (DV OBSERVER) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 1 to provi [...]	2009-05-18 04:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA489	BANGLADESH'S RAPID ACTION BATALLION NABS TOP [...] (C) The Rapid Action Batallion (RAB) has captured a man it describes as the chief bomb-maker of the domestic Islamic terrorist group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The arrest confirmed RAB's role as the most effective counterterrorism agency in Bangladesh. In recounting the capture, th [...]	2009-05-18 05:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR BG
09DHAKA501	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]	2009-05-20 02:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA502	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]	2009-05-20 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA503	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]	2009-05-20 02:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA504	LEAHY VETTING FOR COOPERATOIN AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009 in Singapore, which will begin on June 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]	2009-05-20 03:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA505	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND INSTRUCTIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Instructor Course and Instructional system Designer in USA, which will begin on June 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-05-20 03:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG

09DHAKA51	MEDIA REACTION: GAZA VIOLENCE AS SEEN IN DHAKA [...] Summary and Comment: Media coverage of the situation in Gaza retains front page prominence in both mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers. The local coverage, a mixture of wire reports, reports on local protests, and commentary, increased with Sheikh Hasina's January 5 criticism of [...]	2009-01-13 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OREP KPAO PGOV PREL OVIP BG
09DHAKA511	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Shipyard Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 8 [...]	2009-05-21 10:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA512	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Army Command and General Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]	2009-05-21 10:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA513	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) SENIOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Near East South Asia (NESA) Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on June 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2009-05-21 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA514	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Nesa Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar - USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June [...]	2009-05-21 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA515	LEAHY VETTING FOR DISAM INTERNATIONAL PURCHASER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The DISAM International Purchaser Course, which will begin on July 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 15 to prov [...]	2009-05-21 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA516	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY CAPTAINS CAREER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...]	2009-05-21 10:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA52	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, MARCH [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armor Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05, 2 [...]	2009-01-14 07:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA53	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS EXECUTIVES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Logistics Executives Advanced Development Course in USA, which will begin on March 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vet [...]	2009-01-14 07:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA533	GOVERNMENT PROBE FAILS TO FIND OUTSIDE [...] (C) A much-anticipated government probe into the February border guard mutiny that left 57 army officers dead found no evidence of outside conspirators, mirroring the reported findings of an army investigation. Instead, the report cited long-standing grievances against poor treatment by, and c [...]	2009-05-28 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA534	BANGLADESH DECLARATION OF DISASTER DUE TO CYCLONIC STORM AILA DATED MAY 28, 2009 [...] Summary: Action Request: This cable declares a disaster in Bangladesh as a result of the Cyclonic Storm Aila and requests USD 100,000 to furnish disaster assistance, which may include supplies for shelter, water, food and relief supplies for the storm affected areas of Bangladesh. End summar [...]	2009-05-28 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EAID PINR PREL SOCI
09DHAKA535	HASINA ADVISOR: PRIME MINISTER FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to grapple with thorny problems like improving civil-military relations and overcoming inept bureaucrats, one of her advisors told the Ambassador. Gowher Rizvi, a long-time unofficial advisor to Hasina, said the Prime Minister was focused [...]	2009-05-28 11:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV PTER MARR IN BG
09DHAKA54	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on March 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by January [...]	2009-01-14 07:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA540	BOEING SALE TO BIMAN BANGLADESH ON TRACK, WAITING [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh continues to support the purchase of eight Boeing aircraft by the national airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, under a deal signed by the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister G.M. Quader recently told the Ambassador and Boeing' [...]	2009-05-31 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON BG
09DHAKA541	TWO FORMER INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS NABBED FOR ARMS SMUGGLING [...] (SBU) Police have arrested two former National Security Intelligence (NSI) chiefs on allegations of involvement in an illegal shipment of weapons and ammunition in 2004 believed bound for an insurgent group in northeast India. At the time, the U.S. Government and others pushed for a thorough in [...]	2009-06-01 03:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KCRM BG
09DHAKA555	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Bob, I am glad you are headed our way. We look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a moderate Muslim-majority country of nearly 150 million people that is friendly to the United States. This is a surprisingly hopeful place despite the daunting problems it faces: recurring natural disast [...]	2009-06-03 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA556	THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA AND BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) The government of Burma was nervous about the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) statements in support of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and angry with Thailand for its vocal support of ASSK's release, according to visiting Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. The Foreign Minister also ind [...]	2009-06-03 10:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA557	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICTFP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in ICTFP Fellowship Program Course in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 10 to provide [...]	2009-06-04 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA558	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-06-04 03:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA561	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-06-04 05:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA562	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC RIM AIRPOWER SYMPOSIUM IN NEW [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 17 [...]	2009-06-04 06:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA563	LEAHY VETTING FOR HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN LARGE POPULATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Health Emergencies in Large Population Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]	2009-06-04 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA564	LEAHY VETTING FOR THIRTY THIRD PACIFIC ARMIES MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the PAMS XXXIII Conference to be held in Tokyo, Japan; which will begin on or about August 24 to 28 2009. Post vetting was completed on 4 June 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]	2009-06-04 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA565	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft Targets COURSE, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 20-31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 06/04/2009. Post requests that [...]	2009-06-04 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA566	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR MOBILITY RODEO IN USA, JULY 19 - JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on July 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 3 [...]	2009-06-04 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA568	BANGLADESH'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR TRANSPORT [...] (U) See action request, please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) Bangladesh,s Communications Minister, Syed Abul Hossain, has ambitious goals for expanding the country,s bridges, roads and public transportation links, including the completion of a bridge over the Padma (Ganges) r [...]	2009-06-07 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EWWT PGOV PREL BEXP BG
09DHAKA57	INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER EXPECTS CLOSER [...] (C) The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh told Ambassador Moriarty on 1/13 India expected improved cooperation on security and other issues with the new Awami League government. Counterterrorism cooperation would be the central issue of discussion when the Indian Minister of External Affairs v [...]	2009-01-14 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KDEM PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA576	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Aircraft Maintenance Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provid [...]	2009-06-08 10:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA577	BNP'S ZIA COMPLAINS AWAMI LEAGUE NOT PROVIDING [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia said the Awami League government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition told the Ambassador June 4 the Prime Minister had rebuffed the BNP's suggested topics for de [...]	2009-06-08 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM KPAO BG
09DHAKA578	BANGLADESH NON-COMMITTAL ON SUDAN AND THE HUMAN [...] (SBU) On June 4, PolOff spoke with Sanchita Haque, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing, to convey reftel points, urging the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to support the extension of the Special Rapporteur,s term by one year and a strong [...]	2009-06-08 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG SU PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA579	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH BIG HIT IN BANGLADESH [...] Summary: President Obama's Cairo speech received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Five local television stations available to millions of cable or satellite subscribers throughout the country broadcast the speech live or on tape delay. Nine newspapers, including two of the [...]	2009-06-09 00:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA58	VALIDATION OF ORDINANCES FIRST TEST FOR NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) During two years in power, the Caretaker Government promulgated more than 100 ordinances including many designed to fight graft and strengthen Bangladesh's dysfunctional democratic institutions. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government must now decide whether those ordinances should [...]	2009-01-14 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
09DHAKA580	ALL ON THE SAME PAGE: INFORMATION MINISTER COMMITS [...] (C) The Information and Culture Minister, Abul Kalam Azad, spoke at length about the importance of press freedom and avenues for cooperation between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the USG, including in spreading anti-extremist messages in a June 2 discussion with the Ambassador. The [...]	2009-06-09 00:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL BG SCUL
09DHAKA582	LEAHY VETTING FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CAPTAINS CAREER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Military Intelligence Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-06-09 04:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA583	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS ALUMNI WORKSHOP IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The APCSS Alumni Workshop in Philippines, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provi [...]	2009-06-09 04:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA584	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on August 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...]	2009-06-09 05:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA585	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 18 to provide [...]	2009-06-09 05:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA586	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on July 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide sufficien [...]	2009-06-09 05:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA588	LEAHY VETTING FOR GROUND SUPPLY OFFICERS COURSE IN NORTH [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Ground Supply Officer Course in North Carolina, which will begin on 06 July, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 10, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 21 to [...]	2009-06-10 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA589	GOB THREATENS INDEPENDENCE OF FOREIGN SHIPPING FIRMS IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Dhaka, other diplomatic missions and foreign shipping companies like U.S. firm APL continue a full-court press on Government of Bangladesh (GOB) leaders to prevent a change in ownership rules for foreign shipping firms operating in Bangladesh. The Ambassador and several other chie [...]	2009-06-10 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL EAGR BEXP BG
09DHAKA59	LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGINEER CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Engineer Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05 [...]	2009-01-15 04:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA591	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide s [...]	2009-06-11 07:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA592	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA593	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 09:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA594	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 27, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA595	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 29, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA596	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA597	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 28, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA598	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] 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 June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 11:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA611	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIR CHIEF'S CONFERENCE from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Air Chief's Conference to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii and Washington DC; which will begin on or about October 25-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16 2009. P [...]	2009-06-16 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA612	LEAHY VETTING FOR NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL SEA POWER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the 19TH ISS Symposium to be held in Newport, Rhode Island; which will begin on or about 6 - 9 October 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-06-16 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA613	PRIME MINISTER STRONGLY SUPPORTS USG-ORGANIZED [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the new Bangladesh army chief enthusiastically endorsed an upcoming workshop organized by a U.S. Government think tank to improve civil-military relations in Bangladesh. They voiced their support during separate meetings with Lt. Gen. (retired) Ed Smith, di [...]	2009-06-17 02:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
09DHAKA614	PRIME MINISTER PRAISES PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting SCA A/S Blake she was very pleased with President Obama's Cairo address, in particular his reference to Bangladesh, and expressed the hope that the President and Secretary Clinton would visit Dhaka. The Prime Minister outlined her plans to comba [...]	2009-06-17 04:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ETRD BG
09DHAKA615	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE PUSHES HOME MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Robert O. Blake told the Bangladesh Home Affairs Minister counterterrorism cooperation could expand greatly if Bangladesh's security forces became more accountable and transparent. The minister, Advocate Shahara Khatun, responded that the Gov [...]	2009-06-17 05:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA617	A/S BLAKE OUTLINES NEW AREAS OF COOPERATION FOR [...] (C) Bangladesh's top two foreign affairs officials welcomed prospects for collaboration with the United States in areas like climate change, food security and building stronger U.S. relations with the Muslim world. South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake and the Amba [...]	2009-06-17 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR PHUM KPAO SOCI BG
09DHAKA618	BNP,S ZIA REHASHES OLD COMPLAINTS AGAINST AWAMI [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Begum Khaleda Zia told SCA A/S Blake on June 13 that the Awami League (AL) government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in parliament. Zia, leader of the opposition, blamed the Caretaker Government for "destroying the [...]	2009-06-18 07:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG
09DHAKA619	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) Workshop - Thailand, which will begin on August 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 18, 2009. Post requ [...]	2009-06-18 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA620	DHAKA UNDECIDED ON SUPPORT FOR IRENA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-21 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EINV ENRG SENV KGHG
09DHAKA622	LEAHY VETTING FOR RED FLAG-ALASKA (RF-A) IN USA, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) Executive Observer Program (EOP)-2009, which will begin on July 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 22, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-06-22 08:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA623	MINISTER SAYS NO WITCH HUNT AGAINST FORMER [...] (C) Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam assured Ambassador Moriarty the Prime Minister did not support calls to prosecute the former army chief and former Caretaker Government officials. Ashraf also said trials of people suspected of war crimes in the 1971 war of [...]	2009-06-22 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ECON ETRD PINR BG
09DHAKA627	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-06-23 09:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA63	LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...]	2009-01-15 11:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA637	NO EASY WAY OUT: THE QUANDARY OF THE UNREGISTERED [...] (C) As more unregistered Rohingya originally from Burma continue to settle outside one of the two official refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh, their situation becomes increasingly tenuous. Malnutrition rates among this population of 15,000 to 25,000 unregistered refugees remain high, as [...]	2009-06-25 15:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA64	PROPOSAL FOR NADR-FUNDED SOUTH ASIA SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (U) The following is a proposal for a regional counterterrorism program to be funded with two-year FY'09 foreign assistance funding per Reftel: 2. (U) Project Title: South Asia Security Dialogue 3. (U) Implementing Agency: Local think tank 4. (SBU) Program Description: The South Asia [...]	2009-01-15 11:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC IN BG
09DHAKA643	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 28, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-06-28 03:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA65	CRICKET DIPLOMACY A SMASHING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) An inaugural Embassy-organized Sports Diplomacy day to help local police improve relations with the general public through a shared joy of cricket proved a huge hit. About 1,000 people participated in the December 20, 2008, program in Patuakhali, a southern district still recovering from [...]	2009-01-19 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KDEM PREL BG
09DHAKA652	GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]	2009-07-01 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA653	GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]	2009-07-01 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA655	BANGLADESH WORKING ON UNSCR 1874 PROVISIONS [...] (U) PolOff conveyed reftel points and the Treasury advisory to Sanchita Haque, Senior Assistant Secretary in Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing. Haque said the Government of Bangladesh appreciated the USG's position on this important issue and pledged to [...]	2009-07-01 07:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ECON PARM KNNP BG
09DHAKA658	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-07-02 08:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA659	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 7 to pr [...]	2009-07-02 08:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA663	BANGLADESH OPPOSITION USING INDIAN DAM TO ATTACK [...] (SBU) India's construction of a dam on a major river that flows into Bangladesh has triggered protests from the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which claims the project threatens the region's environment and livelihoods. Party leaders clearly believe they can get political mile [...]	2009-07-02 10:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD PREL EAGR SOCI PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA670	BANGLADESH NONCOMITTAL ON ITSO DG'S PUSH FOR [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche to Ms. Samina Naz, Director, Americas and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Mr. Rafiqul Islam, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Both Government of Bangladesh officials agreed to pass the message to [...]	2009-07-06 11:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA BG
09DHAKA676	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACAF INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in PACAF International Logistic Symposium (PILS) in USA, which will begin on August 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]	2009-07-09 03:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA677	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC CONFERENCE IN MONGOLIA, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in UNSOC in Mongolia, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 9, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 23 to provide sufficient time for [...]	2009-07-09 03:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA678	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Malaysia, which will begin on July 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]	2009-07-09 03:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA686	GOB BUDGET: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (SBU) The recently-passed Government of Bangladesh (GOB) budget is expansionary and flexible. The $16.6 billion budget includes a progressive initiative for encouraging public-private partnerships to develop energy and transport infrastructure. More troubling is a tax amnesty that would all [...]	2009-07-13 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KTNF PGOV PTER
09DHAKA69	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR LTG FRIDOVICH, BG BOERA [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. Your visit comes at a critical juncture for U.S. relations with this strategically important, moderate, Muslim-majority nation of 150 million people. The new governm [...]	2009-01-19 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER KREL BG
09DHAKA690	ARCHITECT OF CARETAKER GOVERNMENT LEAVES BEHIND A [...] (C) Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed, the architect of Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caretaker Government (CTG),quietly retired June 14. Though he retired without fanfare, Bangladeshis continue to debate whether Moeen should be celebrated or condemned for his role in the [...]	2009-07-14 08:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MARR PTER BG
09DHAKA691	GOB CONSIDERING A SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE FOR THE [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is reluctant to provide a sovereign guarantee for the Boeing aircraft deal, but the Ambassador and a Boeing representative told the Prime Minister July 12 that a sovereign guarantee was the only way Bangladesh's national airline could secure financing to b [...]	2009-07-14 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA692	AMBASSADOR REGISTERS CORRUPTION AND CRIME CONCERNS [...] (C) The Ambassador voiced serious concerns about rising levels of crime and corruption in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, describing recent incidents of pressure by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the Awami League on American business, including harassment of a U.S.-inves [...]	2009-07-14 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR ASEC KCRM CASC BG
09DHAKA693	BANGLADESH 527 REPORT [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). One case has been added in 2009. I. a. Claimant A b. 1979 c. In 1977 Claimant A entered into an agreement with the GOB Mini [...]	2009-07-16 01:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC BG
09DHAKA696	BANGLADESH SEEKS RE-ELECTION TO COUNCIL OF THE IMO [...] Post received a diplomatic note from Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bangladesh seeks re-election to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in category "B" at the forthcoming election to be held during the 26th Regular Session of the Assembly, which will take pl [...]	2009-07-16 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV BG
09DHAKA697	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Major Case Management Course, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin August 10- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 07/12/09. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-07-16 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA698	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSED ON FAMILY PLANNING AND [...] (SBU) Family planning and improving local health care programs are top priorities for Bangladesh's Health Minister, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque. Minister Haque welcomed USG-funded health programs and emphasized the importance of decentralization to improving health services in Bangladesh. The Amb [...]	2009-07-16 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG
09DHAKA699	TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-16 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK BG
09DHAKA70	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS TRADE, AID AND CT [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Foreign Minister, Dr. Dipu Moni, told the Ambassador January 15 her government's priorities included fulfilling the Awami League's election manifesto and strengthening Bangladesh's democracy. In her first meeting with the Ambassador since taking office January 6, Moni exp [...]	2009-01-19 13:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER EFIN PHUM BG
09DHAKA707	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEFS CONFERENCE VI [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-07-20 02:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA708	LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-07-20 07:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA709	CREATING A DIGITAL BANGLADESH: POSTS AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh,s Posts and Telecommunications Minister, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, described at length his ambitious plans for expanding the country,s telecommunications infrastructure ) towards the goal of creating a &digital Bangladesh8 by the year 2021. In a meeting with the Ambassador on Ju [...]	2009-07-20 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG PREL TINT BG
09DHAKA710	Bangladesh: Urgent Engineering/Contracting Needs for [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 11. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Post needs Washington engagement and support to implement Mission Dhaka's $34 million cyclone shelter construction project, the centerpiece of emergency supplemental funds Congress provided followi [...]	2009-07-20 08:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ECON PTER BG
09DHAKA712	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka and Khulna, Bangladesh, which will begin on August 7, 2009. Post vetting [...]	2009-07-21 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA718	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT FROM AUG [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management from August 23-September 3, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on July 23. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 10 [...]	2009-07-23 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA723	(C) PM ADVISOR RIZVI TAPPED TO TAKE ON INDIA, U.S. [...] (C) Prime Minister confidante Gohar Rizvi told the Ambassador July 21 that he had accepted formal appointment as PM Advisor for International Affairs and Special Representative. Rizvi said he would focus on relations with India from Charlottesville while retaining his chair at the Univers [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG IN
09DHAKA724	RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER [...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA725	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA727	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA728	(C) PM ADVISOR RIZVI TAPPED TO TAKE ON INDIA, U.S. [...] (C) Prime Minister confidante Gohar Rizvi told the Ambassador July 21 that he had accepted formal appointment as PM Advisor for International Affairs and Special Representative. Rizvi said he would focus on relations with India from Charlottesville while retaining his chair at the Univers [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG IN
09DHAKA729	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA730	RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER [...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...]	2009-07-26 12:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG

09DHAKA731	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA733	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNIFIED ENGAGEMENT PACIFIC INFORMATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Unified Engagement Pacific Information Sharing Forum in Guam, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]	2009-07-27 08:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA739	BOEING,S BANGLADESH DEAL: LIVERY DESIGN DECISION [...] (C) Boeing continues to slog forward on a 1.3 billion USD aircraft sale deal concluded with the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government to revitalize ailing national airline Biman Bangladesh (reftels). PM Sheikh Hasina will now personally decide Boeing's related effort to obtain Government of Banglad [...]	2009-07-29 06:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA741	AMBASSADOR URGES PRIME MINISTER,S ADVISER TO [...] (C) The Ambassador recently urged the Prime Minister,s Energy Adviser, Tawfiq Elahi Chowdhury, to resolve several pressing issues, including awarding offshore blocks for natural gas exploration and authorizing coal mining. The Adviser indicated that Conoco Phillips would likely be awarded two of th [...]	2009-07-29 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON PINR EINV BG
09DHAKA742	LIFE IN DHAKA COMES TO STANDSTILL AFTER RECORD [...] (SBU) Record rainfall overnight July 28 left major sections of Dhaka temporarily underwater, bringing normal life in the capital to a standstill and causing significant localized damage. The Prime Minister immediately convened an emergency meeting of Dhaka city and ministry officials and cr [...]	2009-07-29 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC BG CASC EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL
09DHAKA747	ONE STEP FORWARD: BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT PASSES [...] (C) On July 9, 2009 the Bangladesh Parliament passed legislation establishing a long-awaited National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The new law includes significant changes to the composition of the commission first created by the then-Caretaker Government in an ordinance in 2007. While r [...]	2009-07-30 08:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA749	LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 02, 2009. Post requests that [...]	2009-08-02 02:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA757	BANGLADESH'S INDUSTRY MINISTER EYES PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Minister of Industry Dilip Barua assured the Ambassador during a July 29 meeting that protecting foreign investments was an "absolute" for his Ministry. Barua also stressed the importance of assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as a way to diversify Bangladesh's industria [...]	2009-08-03 03:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EINV ELAB ETRD EAID BG
09DHAKA759	BANGLADESH RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL TORTURE TASKER [...] Torture is the subject of national discussion in Bangladesh, which is seeking to reconcile a national commitment to human rights with the imperative to maintain law and order in the face of pressing threats, including active domestic and international terrorist and criminal organizations. Ban [...]	2009-08-03 03:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV BG
09DHAKA760	LEAHY VETTING FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in USA, which will begin on August 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 30 to pro [...]	2009-08-03 04:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA762	PRIME MINISTER SIDELINES OLD GUARD AND [...] (C) When General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam unveiled the new AL Central Committee July 30 it became apparent that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was no longer willing to "forgive, but not forget" those who betrayed her during the two-year Caretaker Government. Four senior party leaders were [...]	2009-08-03 07:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG
09DHAKA763	BANGLADESH CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE BURMESE MILITARY [...] (S) Bangladesh's armed forces assess that Burma is considering military action to coincide with the November anniversary of the maritime confrontation between the two countries in the disputed zone of the Bay of Bengal. To prepare for this contingency, the Bangladeshi military is redeploying [...]	2009-08-03 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MARR MASS PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA764	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]	2009-08-04 00:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG
09DHAKA768	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]	2009-08-04 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIOZK XD BG
09DHAKA769	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]	2009-08-04 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG
09DHAKA770	CIVAIR CHIEF: BANGLADESH WANTS TO ENGAGE FAA [...] (U) In an August 2 meeting with Emboffs, Sakeb Majlis, the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) expressed hope that national carrier Biman Airlines would restart flights from Dhaka to New York, emphasizing the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) determination to obtain C [...]	2009-08-04 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA775	APPEALS OF 1975 MURDER/COUP CONVICTIONS MOVE [...] (C) Government prosecutors are finalizing arguments against five former military officers appealing death sentences for their leadership of the August 15, 1975 coup that killed then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, senior members of his government and their families. With the coup anniversa [...]	2009-08-06 09:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PHUM PREL CJAN PGOV PINR PINS BG
09DHAKA78	PRIME MINISTER LOOKS FOR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) As she completes her second week in office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is focused on assembling her team, preparing for the opening of Parliament, and beginning to deliver on key elements of her ambitious election manifesto. Hasina understands the need to confront the regional terrorism [...]	2009-01-20 06:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR PINS KDEM BG
09DHAKA781	LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR (SES),09 - 16 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior Executive Seminar (SES) in Germany, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Augus [...]	2009-08-11 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA782	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-17 IN NEPAL, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Tempest Express -17 in Nepal, which will begin on August 28, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 21, 200 [...]	2009-08-11 06:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA783	LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG)IN CHINA,08-10 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the PASOLS Planning Group (PPG) in China, which will begin on September 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 2 [...]	2009-08-11 06:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA784	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS (UNMO) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) Course - Mongolia, which will begin on September 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...]	2009-08-11 08:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA789	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN MALAYSIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia, which will begin on August 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 16 t [...]	2009-08-12 03:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA790	NOBEL LAUREATE MOHAMMAD YUNUS FACES CHALLENGES AT [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus August 9 to congratulate him on winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Yunus said he was honored to have been chosen and highlighted his success in replicating his foundation Grameen in several Latin American countries, most notab [...]	2009-08-12 03:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ELAB KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BG
09DHAKA8	LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed as soon as possib [...]	2009-01-04 08:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA80	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: BANGLADESH [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to improve business promotion and commercial outreach that the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund provides. In the last two years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our small Trade Center would greatly benefit from BFIF support. [...]	2009-01-20 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG
09DHAKA805	FY2009 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR INL LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BG KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI
09DHAKA807	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) in California, which will begin on September 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 17, 2009. Post requests that vetti [...]	2009-08-17 09:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA81	LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]	2009-01-20 10:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA82	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 15 [...]	2009-01-20 10:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA822	UNHCR REPORTS INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In a recent briefing to donors on Rohingya refugees, UNHCR Regional Rep Raymond Hall expressed cautious optimism, noting that Burmese and Bangladeshi officials had confirmed in recent meetings that both governments were open to continued dialogue. Hall noted improvements in conditions f [...]	2009-08-20 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA824	RAPID ACTION BATTALION TRAINING: BENCHMARK [...] (C) Two United States Marshals have prepared preliminary recommendations for how the RAB can improve and safeguard its human rights performance. The two, who were on an S/CT-funded DOJ/ICITAP deployment, departed Dhaka in late August after 90 days embedded with Bangladesh's lead counterterro [...]	2009-08-23 08:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR MASS BG
09DHAKA825	GOB IMPLEMENTING CHITTAGONG HILL TRACT PEACE ACCORDS, [...] (SBU) Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) monitors credit PM Sheikh Hasina's personal commitment to peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with progress towards implementation of the 1997 Peace Accords between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and indigenous groups. In an August 18 donor [...]	2009-08-23 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV EAID BM BG
09DHAKA827	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SYLHET DIVISION WITH SENIOR GOB [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director visited USG-supported development assistance project sites in Sylhet Division August 2-5 to highlight U.S. support in health and environment and enhanced U.S.-Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and intra-GOB cooperation. They attended the inaugurati [...]	2009-08-23 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG
09DHAKA829	PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH RELATIONS REMAIN IN DEEP FREEZE [...] (C) Outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar told the Ambassador August 20 he was disappointed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had not responded to an overture from Pakistan to overcome the bitter legacy of the 1971 Liberation War. Babar said that he had delivered two [...]	2009-08-24 07:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA83	LEAHY VETTING FOR GARUDA SHIELD FINAL CONF IN JAKARTA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Garuda Shield Final Conference in Jakarta, which will begin on January 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...]	2009-01-21 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA831	BANGLADESH FM WELCOMES MEETING WITH SECRETARY, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Dipu Moni welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Secretary on September 16 in Washington. In a wide-ranging conversation August 20, the Ambassador pushed Moni on bilateral issues, including high-profile commercial advocacy cases, and outlined U.S. objectives on human [...]	2009-08-25 07:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EAIR PHUM BG
09DHAKA832	KOSOVO RECOGNITION: HOLDING BANGLADESH'S FEET TO [...] (SBU) Post continues to press the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to recognize Kosovo's independence. Despite repeated private and public pressure, however, the GOB continues to defer its decision, likely for fear of alienating Russia. We recommend that this issue feature prominently in the [...]	2009-08-25 08:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KVIR PGOV PINR BG
09DHAKA837	AMBASSADOR MEETS CANCELLED YES PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) The Ambassador and Public Affairs Officers met August 20 with students and their parents to discuss the cancelled Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program for 2009-2010 (reftel). The Ambassador expressed disappointment that the program had been cancelled and explained the situation with the [...]	2009-08-26 07:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EDU KPAO SCUL BG
09DHAKA839	GOB REFORMING BANGLADESH RIFLES BORDER GUARDS, TO [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) should conclude its investigation of the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles border guard (BDR) mutiny by October, according to Commerce Minister LTC (ret.) Faruq Khan, who is charged with coordinating the investigation (reftel). Khan told the Ambassador o [...]	2009-08-26 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PGOV PINR MARR PHUM MOPS BM BG
09DHAKA84	Leahy Vetting for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Human Rights [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...]	2009-01-21 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA840	LEAHY VETTING FOR ENHANCED PEACE OPERATIONS CAPACITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Enhanced Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in Hawaii, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-08-27 00:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA841	AWAMI LEAGUE MUST GOVERN WELL, OR "WE WILL GO TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told the Ambassador August 25 that the Awami League government faced a stark choice: "if we do not govern well enough to win reelection, we will go to jail" when the opposition comes to power in five years. Khan said Prime Minister Hasina must do three thing [...]	2009-08-27 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ELAB BG
09DHAKA844	BANGLADESH H1N1 CASES INCREASING [...] (SBU) The number of H1N1 cases in Bangladesh is on the rise, with 117 total confirmed cases by August 26 and early evidence of in-country community-level transmission. Government actions to date seem appropriate. The local press reported the spread of H1N1 and two private schools closed tempo [...]	2009-08-27 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO PINR EAGR AMED CASC PGOV BG
09DHAKA845	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] 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 [...]	2009-08-27 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA848	THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BANGLA: QUICK BANGLA TRANSLATION [...] Summary: President Obama's Ramadan message received extensive coverage in the local media. The White House's Bangla translation ensured timely dissemination of the message immediately before the start of Ramadan. Seven local television stations broadcasting to 40 percent of Bangladesh's 150 [...]	2009-08-30 06:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA849	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting in almost three years and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. As A/S Blake noted during his June visit to Bangla [...]	2009-08-30 08:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA851	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting between the U.S. and Bangladesh since 2006 and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. The newly elected administrat [...]	2009-08-31 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA852	LEAHY VETTING FOR Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-09-01 03:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA853	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] 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 comp [...]	2009-09-01 03:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA857	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] 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 October 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-09-01 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA859	LEAHY VETTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR IN BANGLADESH, 14-15 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...]	2009-09-01 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA86	LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER LIKELY TO BE KEY PLAYER [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PINR PINS KDEM BG
09DHAKA861	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on September 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-02 02:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA862	LEAHY VETTING FOR WILTON PARK CONFERENCE ON THE USE OF [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Wilton Park conference on the use of military assets in the humanitarian response to natural disasters in United Kingdom, which will begin on September 28, 2009. Post vetting was [...]	2009-09-02 02:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA863	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN NEPAL, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar - Nepal, which will begin on 14 September, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 12 [...]	2009-09-02 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA864	LEAHY VETTING FOR ON MARITIME TERRORISM SEMINAR IN COLOMBO, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Maritime Terrorism Seminar, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 16 to provi [...]	2009-09-02 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA865	LEAHY VETTING FOR NON-LETHAL WEAPONS EXECUTIVE SEMINAR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) in Australia, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-09-02 09:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA866	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...]	2009-09-02 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA873	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Post Blast Investigation in North [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Post Blast Investigation in North Carolina, USA from October 5-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...]	2009-09-08 05:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA874	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM IN MOROCCO, 18-21 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...]	2009-09-08 05:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA875	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] 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 September 08. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2009-09-08 05:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA878	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: DHAKA RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BG
09DHAKA879	BANGLADESH'S PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed informed the Ambassador September 9 that she looked forward to meeting with President Obama and other Heads of State during the UNGA to discuss peacekeeping reform. Hasina said she had recently discussed peacekeeping reform with the UNSYG o [...]	2009-09-09 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO BG
09DHAKA880	LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September. Post vetting was completed on September 10. Post requests that vetting be completed by Septem [...]	2009-09-10 08:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA881	BANGLADESH ON THE CUSP: AMBASSADOR AND A/DAS OWEN [...] (S) During a September 9 meeting, the Ambassador and visiting SCA A/DAS Owen outlined for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opportunities for strengthening the bilateral partnership. They noted that a series of upcoming high-level meetings would focus on identifying areas for expanding the relati [...]	2009-09-10 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR EAID ECON ETRD KPKO KDEM BG
09DHAKA884	BANGLADESH SEEKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEMARCATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is seeking foreign aid for a survey of the nation's continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal. According to the GOB, Bangladesh requires a seismic survey of 4,000 kilometers [...]	2009-09-13 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ENRG EWWT PBTS PHSA EPET BG
09DHAKA888	LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-09-14 08:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA889	LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR MISSION LEADERS (SML) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation Senior Mission Leaders (SML) Course in Japan, which will begin on October 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 28 [...]	2009-09-14 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA89	Leahy Vetting for ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 04, 2009 to [...]	2009-01-22 09:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA890	LEAHY VETTING FOR GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Global Maritime Security Assistance Symposium in USA, which will begin on September 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-14 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA894	CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS KEEN TO REGAIN CAT 1 STATUS; [...] (SBU) Bangladesh civil aviation officials voiced their keen desire to see Bangladesh upgraded to Category 1 status during a recent visit by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives. By improving aviation safety to reach Category 1 status, civil aviation authorities would help sta [...]	2009-09-14 09:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
09DHAKA895	A/DAS OWEN HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER TERRORISM, FOOD [...] (C) Bangladeshi interlocutors engaged on U.S. priorities including counter terrorism, food security, climate change, and clean energy during the September 9-10 visit by SCA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Owen. In addition to our continued strong partnership in democracy, [...]	2009-09-14 09:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR ENRG PTER BG
09DHAKA897	WORK STOPPAGE AGAINST FOREIGN ENERGY COMPANIES [...] (C) A fringe group opposing the development of Bangladesh's natural resources failed to garner widespread support for its September 14 work stoppage, or hartal. The National Committee to Protect Oil, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports called the hartal to protest a Government of Bangladesh ( [...]	2009-09-15 08:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV ENRG EPET EINV BG
09DHAKA90	LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]	2009-01-22 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA903	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] 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 October 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-17 07:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA904	LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by O [...]	2009-09-17 07:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA905	LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-17 07:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA907	BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS WARMING [...] (C) In a September 8-10 visit to India, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed a range of bilateral issues with Indian counterparts and agreed to improve security cooperation, develop transport links and facilitate trade. This signaled warming bilateral relations and sets the stage for further [...]	2009-09-17 10:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA908	RAB CHIEF COMMITTED TO IMPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Hassan Mahmood Khandker outlined to Poloff RAB procedures for reviewing incidents involving the use of deadly force, discussed the recently completed U.S. Marshals visit, and asked for USG sponsored training. The DG also discussed the Gover [...]	2009-09-17 10:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PINS PGOV PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA91	LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post [...]	2009-01-22 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA918	URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT [...] This is an action request. See paras two and four. 2. We have received a last minute request for the candidate listed in para three to participate in the Embassy/SOCPAC Countering Violent Extremism conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on 27 September. Given the Government of [...]	2009-09-24 09:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA919	BANGLADESH DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes reftel initiative and opportunities for further connections with the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States. We already engage with Bangladeshi-Americans in a number of areas, but there is wide scope for expanded interaction. Our experience is that the Banglad [...]	2009-09-24 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC BEXP BG BTIO EAID ECON EINV OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL SMIG
09DHAKA92	SENIOR HOME MINISTRY OFFICIALS PLEDGE CLOSER [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, the Ambassador and the Minister for Home Affairs pledged to expand U.S.-Bangladesh cooperation to fight terrorism and enhance security. The Ambassador briefed the Minister and State Minister on border security issues, USG engagement with the Rapid Act [...]	2009-01-25 09:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ETRD PTER BG
09DHAKA921	BRING THE PEACE CORPS BACK TO BANGLADESH [...] Director Williams, congratulations on taking the helm at Peace Corps, the pre-eminent people-to-people nexus of the United States. I strongly believe the time is right to re-open the Peace Corps program in Bangladesh. By returning Peace Corps Volunteers to Bangladesh, the world,s fourth most [...]	2009-09-24 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL BG
09DHAKA922	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5, 2009. Post vetting was completed [...]	2009-09-24 09:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA924	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5. Post vetting was completed on Se [...]	2009-09-27 06:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA934	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN INDIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop in India, which will begin on October 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 14 [...]	2009-09-30 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA935	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN CAMBODIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar in Cambodia, which will begin on October 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...]	2009-09-30 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA939	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 10/04/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 10/15/09 [...]	2009-10-04 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA94	COMMERCE MINISTER ASSERTS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty 1/25/09 Bangladesh's new Commerce Minister Faruk Khan, a close confidant of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, expressed optimism about the business climate in Bangladesh under the new government. Elected by a landslide in his constituency, the Minister cit [...]	2009-01-26 04:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PINR PREL BG
09DHAKA941	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 4. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...]	2009-10-04 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA942	BANGLADESH WANTS CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE [...] The Government of Bangladesh believes both developed and developing countries share responsibility for addressing climate change, according to State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr. Hasan Mahmud, in a meeting with the Ambassador. Mahmud praised President Obama's engagement on climate [...]	2009-10-05 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR SENV SMIG TPHY BG
09DHAKA944	BANGLADESH'S INTELLIGENCE CHIEF PLEDGES TO FIGHT [...] (S) Bangladesh's Directorate of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) is committed to fighting terrorism in close partnership with the USG, according to its Director General. The Director General reiterated his commitment to respecting human rights and expressed his desire for closer cooperation with the [...]	2009-10-06 02:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA945	LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 06, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...]	2009-10-06 06:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA946	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...]	2009-10-06 06:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA948	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-10-06 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA95	BLUE LANTERN DTC CASE 05-975932 [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 04:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BG HR
09DHAKA950	FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] Dhaka is a high fraud post. In FY 2009, Dhaka's FPU conducted FPU verifications (mostly site visits) for 488 cases, not/not counting cases referred for DNA analysis. Many of these cases required several site visits to complete. Infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, is poor outside [...]	2009-10-06 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BG
09DHAKA952	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18. Post vetting was completed on October 7. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 17 [...]	2009-10-07 03:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG

09DHAKA954	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S. PRIORITIES WITH PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 6. He reviewed her productive UN General Assembly trip and U.S. interest in cooperating with Bangladesh on climate change, food security, UN Peace Keeping Operations and counter-terrorism. The PM was receptive to U [...]	2009-10-07 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PK PREL PTER

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