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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00STATE117658 |
SUDANESE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-20 21:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AR BG FR NL PREL PTER SU UNSC |
| 02RANGOON1211 |
ROHINGYA REFUGEE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Burma has unofficially told UNHCR that it would accept 5,000 of the remaining 22,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. That would leave a residual 17,000 people in Bangladesh to be locally settled or otherwise accommodated. UNHCR Rohingya repatriation assist [...] |
2002-09-20 00:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL BM BG IN UNHCR |
| 02RANGOON1310 |
ARAKAN ROHINGYA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION CONTACTS [...] (C) Summary: Under pressure from Bangladesh, the Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) contacted the Karenni National Progressive Party in late August 2002 regarding the possibility of relocating its bases to KNPP-controlled territory on the border between Thailand and Burma. According [...] |
2002-10-10 05:01:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV PREL BG TH BM |
| 02RANGOON1631 |
UNHCR CONTINUES TO PRESS BURMA ON FORCED LABOR IN [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR says that forced labor continues in northern Rakhine State, but maintains that there has been no significant new outflow of refugees from Burma. According to UNHCR's Resident Representative, he has pressed the government hard regarding forced labor, but may need additional [...] |
2002-12-20 05:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF ELAB BG BM UNDP UNHCR |
| 03ANKARA3288 |
Readout on FM Gul's Visit to Bulgaria: Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA characterized FM Gul's recent visit to Bulgaria as a success. Turkish investment in Bulgaria and trade in energy were key subjects of discussion during the Gul visit. MFA told us that the agreement to buy electricity from Bulgaria may not be commercially sensible for Turk [...] |
2003-05-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EINV BG TU |
| 03RANGOON161 |
UNHCR TO CLOSE IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR tells us it plans to close down its refugee operations in Bangladesh at the end of 2003. In 2004, it will look at the possibility of closing its operations in Burma's northern Rakhine State. Whatever the merits of the decision in Bangladesh, in Burma, premature closure of [...] |
2003-02-06 07:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF BG BM |
| 03RANGOON167 |
WIN AUNG IN INDIA AND OTHER RECENT GOB TOURS OF [...] (C) Summary: The SPDC's recent trips to India, China, and Bangladesh, together with its exchanges with Thailand, are intended to shore up regional support for Burma in anticipation of a possible deterioration in Burma's relations with the West. According to the Director of MFA's Southwest and [...] |
2003-02-07 03:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BG IN BM |
| 03RANGOON394 |
BANGLADESH PRIME MINISTER LOOKS EASTWARD, [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's three day visit to Burma produced understandings on trade, transport connections, and refugees. Terrorism was not discussed, but, according to the Bangladeshi Defense Attache, Bangladesh has continued with efforts to clean up its side of th [...] |
2003-03-28 08:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PTER BG BM |
| 04ABUDHABI3094 |
UAE TO BE FEATURED IN HBO CAMEL JOCKEY EXPOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has learned from two regional NGOs that HBO television will soon broadcast a documentary alleging that UAE camel racetracks continue to use foreign children as camel jockeys, despite the UAEG's September 2002 ban forbidding this practice. The program may also highlight miser [...] |
2004-09-13 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL TC PK BG |
| 04ABUDHABI4418 |
UAE OPENS FIRST CAMEL JOCKEY SHELTER AND REHABILITATION CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UAEG, in cooperation with the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust Association (a Pakistani NGO), opened the region,s first shelter and rehabilitation center for rescued child camel jockeys on December 2 near Abu Dhabi. Sixteen boys are already housed in the shelter, which can hold up [...] |
2004-12-06 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | BG PHUM PK PREL TC |
| 04BRUSSELS2593 |
MANY EU SUMMIT FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY [...] (C) During the EU Summit June 17-18 in Brussels, EU sources tell us EU leaders will approve a range of pre-cooked decisions on a broad range of foreign policy topics so that they can focus on Constitutional Treaty negotiations and top-level appointments (septel). EU leaders are expected to en [...] |
2004-06-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID XA XF TU HR RO BG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4013 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONCERNED ABOUT ROHINGYA [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission (EC) is concerned about the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, including the lack of adequate educational opportunities for refugee children. Those living outside official refugee camps without official status are at greater risk. The EC would [...] |
2004-09-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL BG BM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4361 |
EU PLANNING EXPERTS MEETING ON THE SITUATION IN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-08 15:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON BG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DHAKA3141 |
JAMMAT-ISLAMI BANGLADESH DENY INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) On September 12, Ambassador met with Jammat-Islami Bangladesh (JMB) Assistant General Secretary Abdul Razzack and advisor Shah Abdul Hannan. Both stressed that the JMB (a partner in the ruling coalition) did not participate in the August 21 attack on the opposition Awami League and argued [...] |
2004-09-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BG |
| 04DHAKA3149 |
FOREIGN SECRETARY THINKS INDIANS BEHIND AUGUST 21 [...] (C) DAS Torkel Patterson met with Foreign Secretary Shamsheer Chowdhury on September 13 with Ambassador Thomas and Poloff (notetaker). With renewed rains, downed trees and flooded roads blocking traffic, Patterson noted to Chowdhury the difficulties presented by the August flooding and expres [...] |
2004-09-15 02:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG IN |
| 04DHAKA3164 |
USG REJECTS REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR POSSIBLE COUP [...] (S) Summary: Retired Bangladesh Army Chief Khan asked for USG support in ending Bangladesh,s current administration and in bringing a government of national unity consisting of senior leaders of both major parties. Khan said Bangladesh,s only way out of dynastic government and the rise of Isl [...] |
2004-09-16 04:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | BG PGOV PINR PREL |
| 04DHAKA4266 |
EXCHANGE WITH CHAIRMAN OF EXTREMIST ISLAMIST GROUP [...] (C) Summary. At a chance encounter with polcouns, IOJ Chairman Fazlul Haq Amini denounced Jamaat Islami as power hungry, criticized the BDG on several fronts, opposed the proposed USD 2 billion Tata investment in Bangladesh, indicated the Awami League has offered him money to quit the ruling [...] |
2004-12-15 06:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM PINR BG |
| 04NEWDELHI5734 |
INDIA RATTLED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh watchers in New Delhi have reacted with concern to recent violence there, citing the August 21 attack on opposition leader Sheikh Hasina as symptomatic of a deterioration in the country's political culture, fueling instability in Bangladesh which contributes directly to [...] |
2004-09-10 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV BG IN |
| 04NEWDELHI7394 |
PRE-SAARC INDIA GOES EASY ON BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Morshed Khan's November 1 stop in New Delhi was officially scheduled to deliver India's invitation to January's SAARC Summit in Dhaka, but also provided an opportunity for bilateral discussions on festering cross-border issues. The GOI resisted the tem [...] |
2004-11-19 14:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KISL BG IN |
| 04NEWDELHI7426 |
INDIA SAYS SAFTA ON CRUISE CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is heading into the January SAARC Summit in Dhaka upbeat about having maintained an ambitious SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area) negotiating schedule that aims to have a document ready for member ratification by mid 2005. This optimism has prevailed despite apprehension i [...] |
2004-11-22 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD PK BG IN GOI |
| 04NEWDELHI8192 |
MEA STATEMENTS AND BRIEFINGS: MALAYSIA, SLOVAKIA, [...] Summary: This is another of our periodic messages summarizing public statements by MEA Spokesman Navtej Sarna and other MEA officials. Here we report Malaysian Prime Minister Badawi's and Slovak President Gasparovic's visits to India, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's trip to South Korea and [...] |
2004-12-28 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP TSPA MY LO KS PK BG BM CE NP IN GOI |
| 04RANGOON681 |
NEW BANGLADESH COMMERCIAL OFFICE: MUCH A-BUZZ [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officers paid a courtesy call on newly arrived Bangladesh Commercial Counselor Mohammed Aftabuzzaman on May 13, 2004. Aftabuzzaman has been charged with opening a commercial office and increasing bilateral trade between Burma and Bangladesh, which he characterized as currently [...] |
2004-05-27 09:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD BM BG |
| 04STATE181797 |
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-24 14:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT ASEC BG |
| 04THEHAGUE2582 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/BANGLADESH: DETERIORATING INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch share U.S. concerns regarding the deteriorating domestic situation in Bangladesh. In their capacity as EU President, the Dutch are organizing a "brainstorming session" on October 21 to develop a common EU approach to the situation. End Summary. "Bleak" Situation --- [...] |
2004-10-08 10:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON BG NL |
| 04THEHAGUE3332 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/BANGLADESH: BAN OF AHMADIYA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINS BG NL |
| 05CALCUTTA101 |
ULFA BLASTS ACROSS ASSAM [...] (U) Over three days from March 8-10, a series of blasts rocked the Northeast Indian state of Assam. A senior Assam Police officer told Post that in a total of 17 violent incidents - bomb blasts and grenade attacks -- one policeman died, and three policemen and two civilians were injured. Th [...] |
2005-03-10 14:08:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PGOV PREL BG IN |
| 05CALCUTTA330 |
WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...] |
2005-09-16 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP |
| 05CALCUTTA418 |
ASSAM'S INSURGENT GROUPS QUIET FOR NOW BUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: November 5-10, CG made an introductory visit to the State of Assam, the gateway to India's Northeast. Ethnic insurgencies, poverty, drugs and economic stagnation have plagued Assam in recent history. However, some positive trends have emerged in moderating ethnic tensions and [...] |
2005-11-21 12:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EINV EMIN ASEC SNAR IN BG |
| 05DHAKA102 |
NARCOTICS ABUSE IN BANGLADESH ON THE RISE [...] (U) Summary: The number of Bangladeshi drug addicts is rising. While the media often focus on small-time dealers and destitute addicts, staff and a recovering addict at one NGO claim abuse is growing fastest among the relatively affluent, including college females. End Summary. 2. (U) The [...] |
2005-01-09 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1053 |
BANGLADESH: DHS BANS LIGHTERS ON FLIGHTS TO, FROM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-10 03:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA1081 |
2005 U.S. TRADE SHOW - LARGEST EVER [...] On February 16-18, Embassy co-hosted with the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh the fourteenth annual U.S. Trade Show. This year's show, held at the Dhaka Sheraton, attracted an estimated 21,000 visitors. Despite political unrest and general strikes during the Trade Show planning p [...] |
2005-03-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA1096 |
Media Reaction: U.S. Human Rights Report on [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-14 04:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1114 |
Media Reaction: Syria;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1117 |
CRITICAL UNDP REPORT ON "HARTALS" GENERATES [...] SUMMARY: UNDP has released a report detailing the socio-economic costs and popular antipathy to hartals, or nationwide political protest strikes. END SUMMARY. 2. In "Beyond Hartals: Towards Democratic Dialogue in Bangladesh," a distinguished panel of Bangladeshi academics and journalists [...] |
2005-03-14 09:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON BG |
| 05DHAKA1118 |
BANGLADESH: EXCHANGE OF NOTES WITH BANGLADESH FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-14 09:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1131 |
TARIQUE RAHMAN ON COUNTRY WIDE LISTENING TOUR [...] (SBU) Since the beginning of January, BNP Senior Joint Secretary Tarique Rahman has been conducting a country wide SIPDIS grass roots "listening" tour. At each subdistrict, he hosts political rallies with local leaders and party members. His agenda is full of stock BNP messages such as wa [...] |
2005-03-14 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1135 |
PMO PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SPEAKS CANDIDLY [...] (S) Summary. PMO Principal Secretary Siddiqui told Ambassador that continued USG pressure on the BDG is essential to bring to justice the killers of Awami League leader Kibria, implied that PMO Political Secretary Chowdhury is tied to the local BNP officials fingered for ordering the Kibria at [...] |
2005-03-14 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA1142 |
ALLEGED KIBRIA KILLER ARRESTED WITH THREE [...] (SBU) On March 9, police formally arrested four persons in connection with the January 27 murder of former Awami League finance minister Shah AMS Kibria according to local press reports and other sources. The chief suspect is AKM Abdul Qayyum, a BNP leader in Habiganj, where Kibria was killed. [...] |
2005-03-14 11:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM BG |
| 05DHAKA1143 |
POLICE TURN BACK MARCHERS ON AHMADIYA MOSQUE [...] (SBU) Police suppressed and controlled the Khatme Nobuyat Movement's attempt on March 11 to siege an Ahmadiya mosque in Bogra following a week of processions throughout Bangladesh demanding the BDG declare Ahmadiyas as non-Muslims. There were no arrests or injuries. 2. (SBU) On March 13, A [...] |
2005-03-14 12:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KISL BG |
| 05DHAKA1146 |
FINANCE MINISTER RAHMAN AND INDUSTRIES [...] During March 12-14, Finance Minister Saifur Rahman and Industries Minister Motiur Rahman Nizami, who is also leader of ruling coalition partner Jamaat Islami, denounced the Bangladeshi press for allegedly promoting a false and negative image of Bangladesh. 2. Rahman charged that Banglades [...] |
2005-03-15 03:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PREL BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1149 |
OPPOSITION PARTIES PUSH ELECTORAL PROCESS REFORMS [...] (SBU) On March 15, the Awami League (AL) and its opposition partners held a roundtable seminar on "Democracy and Election: necessity of reforming the caretaker government system" to promote "reforms" to guarantee free and fair elections. Participants argued for a consensus "non-partisan" hea [...] |
2005-03-15 07:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA1150 |
BOI UPBEAT ON POSSIBLE MEGA-FOREIGN INVESTMENTS [...] (C) Summary: BOI's Rahman expressed understanding of the postponement of the Bangladesh Road Show and reiterated his support for the event. In reviewing several major foreign investment proposals, Rahman noted that Bangladesh's diversifying FDI portfolio, especially with Middle Eastern invest [...] |
2005-03-15 08:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EPET PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1175 |
Media Reaction: Middle East;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-16 08:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1180 |
PM TO WORLD: DON'T TREAD ON US [...] (C) Summary. PM Zia, speaking in parliament, warned "foreigners categorically that Bangladesh will not be run by any diktats or orders of any foreign force." Her assertiveness reflects the BDG view that the geographical breadth of Bangladesh's economic and political ties insulates it from int [...] |
2005-03-16 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1247 |
ANTI-PERSONNEL LAND MINE STOCKPILE DESTROYED [...] On March 8, the MFA sent us a diplomatic note stating that as of February 28, 2005 it has destroyed all if its anti-personnel mines, while retaining some for training purposes as provided by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mi [...] |
2005-03-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM BG |
| 05DHAKA1281 |
REACTION TO SECRETARY'S REMARK ABOUT BANGLADESH [...] In her March 16 interview with "India Today" in New Delhi, Secretary Rice commented, "There is more that we probably need to do on Bangladesh which is, I think, a place that is becoming quite troubling." 2. The English and Bangla language media widely reported this statement. On March 20 [...] |
2005-03-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1296 |
Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's comments [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "A Paradigm Shift in US Foreign Policy" Centrist English language newspaper "News Today" editorially comments (3/22): It seems that Condoleezza Rice, the new United States Secretary of State, is in the pro [...] |
2005-03-22 09:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1297 |
Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's South [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "The Visit of Condoleezza Rice" Conservative Bangla language newspaper "Ittefaq" editorially comments (3/20): What Condoleezza Rice said during her visit to India and Pakistan means that the U.S. wants to st [...] |
2005-03-22 09:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA13 |
BELEAGUERED NGO LEADER HOPEFUL BDG WILL RELEASE [...] (C) Summary. Proshika Chairman Qazi Farooq is cautiously optimistic that "sympathetic" BNP leaders will release the USD 50 million in donor funds blocked for three years by the NGO Affairs Bureau because of Proshika's alleged financial and political misdeeds. Farooq blames Proshika's woes on [...] |
2005-01-03 10:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID BG |
| 05DHAKA130 |
GAS WELL EXPLOSION [...] A gas field explosion in Sunamganj forced 10,000 people from their homes on January 8th, sparking widespread media and government speculation as to the cause and extent of the damages. Newspapers reported losses in millions of dollars and speculated that the fire would continue for 30 to 45 d [...] |
2005-01-10 11:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV BG |
| 05DHAKA1305 |
IMF ROUTINE REVIEW TEAM MAKES POSITIVE INITIAL [...] (C) An early March IMF preliminary review of the BDG's progress under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program was positive, according to IMF country representative, Jonathan Dunn during a March 16 meeting with EconOff. Under the PRGF $500 million loan arrangement, the BDG must [...] |
2005-03-22 10:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1313 |
KIBRIA CASE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. Late March 22 the BDG passed us the confession statements and the inter-agency commission's report on the Kibria attack to pave the way for A/Legatt's meeting with the suspects, perhaps as early as next week. Police say they have completed the murder portion of the case but still [...] |
2005-03-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PTER PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1354 |
Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's comments [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "Does Bangladesh Deserve All Those Adjective?" A page 1 commentary in centrist economic newspaper "Financial Express" opines (3/23): One cannot but be concerned by what US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [...] |
2005-03-23 10:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1355 |
SIMULTANEOUS WATER, POWER AND GAS SHORTAGES PLAGUE [...] Summary: Inadequate utilities - gas, water and electricity - routintely plague Bangladesh, but new shortages and delivery problems have made the problem particularly acute now. While the shortages should ease in the coming months, solutions to the chronic problems have been slow to develop an [...] |
2005-03-23 10:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG BTIO BG |
| 05DHAKA1399 |
ROHINGYAN LINKS TO EXTREMIST GROUPS AND PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A human rights activist briefed poloff about Rohingyan refugee connections to Islamic extremist groups and Rohingyan patterns of human smuggling. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Poloff recently met with Chris Lewa, a Belgian who works for Forum Asia in Bangkok and who has worked on Roh [...] |
2005-03-24 09:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV BG PTER PINR GTIP |
| 05DHAKA1409 |
PRE-MONSOON STORMS HIT BANGLADESH HARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 20, a tornado and hailstorm razed villages, crops, trees and electricity poles in Gaibandha and Rangpur in north Bangladesh. On March 22 and 23 a heavy windstorm hit several villages in Dhaka Division, again destroying crops and homes. At last count, 48 people were kill [...] |
2005-03-24 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA1437 |
Media Reaction: Lebanon situation; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-28 04:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1450 |
Media Reaction: Dr. Rice's reported comments on [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-29 09:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1477 |
Media Reaction: Dr. Rice's reported comments on [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-30 04:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1524 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS BANGLADESH'S NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: New Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin reiterated familiar BDG themes during the Ambassador's first meeting with him. Ambassador Thomas welcomed recent BDG actions to combat terrorism and encouraged Bangladesh to sign the nine anti-terrorism conventions to which it is not yet a p [...] |
2005-03-31 10:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1535 |
Media Reaction: State Department's Report on [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-03 06:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1536 |
BANGLADESH STRIKE UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Awami League and its leftist allies, as part of its campaign to bring down the ruling government following the January 27 killing of Shah AMS Kibria, called for a dawn to 2 PM strike (hartal) in Dhaka and a dawn to dusk strike elsewhere in the country. The AL held no strike in Chit [...] |
2005-04-03 07:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1537 |
SAVE THE CHILDREN/BANGLADESH FY 2005 CALL [...] The purpose of this cable is to provide Mission concurrence with SCF call forward of 1,010 MT of bagged, Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat; 170 MT of bagged, yellow split peas; and 170 MT of 4-liter can vegetable oil for arrival in September/October, 2005. 2. This SCF call forward level is 20% [...] |
2005-04-03 08:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG |
| 05DHAKA1550 |
CARE/BANGLADESH (CARE/B) ADVANCE MAY 2005 CALL [...] The purpose of this cable is to provide Mission concurrence with CARE/B advance May 2005 call forward of 3,000 MT of 208-liter drum refined soybean vegetable oil for arrival in August/September, 2005 under the SHOUHARDO program. 2. The call forward amount, 3,000 MT, is the first tranche [...] |
2005-04-04 05:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG |
| 05DHAKA1558 |
CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff recently visited the Chittagong Hill Tracts to meet with military/civilian officials and a broad range of civil society leaders. Eight years after the signing of the CHT peace accord, significant dissatisfaction persists among both the indigenous tribal groups and the su [...] |
2005-04-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA1632 |
BANGLADESH GWOT ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Bangladesh's status as a moderate country with a small terrorist footprint could quickly change if steps are not taken to redress widespread Bangladeshi cynicism about the GWOT, the corruption that degrades all sectors of society, poor governance in general and ineffective law enforcement i [...] |
2005-04-07 11:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PTER PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA165 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR BALANCE BUFFALO 05-1 [...] Embassy verifies that as of this date the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by any of the Bangladesh armed forces units identified to participate in Balance Buffalo 05-1, 7 February - 11 March 2005. The units are: Bangladesh Army - 1st [...] |
2005-01-12 06:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1699 |
Media Reaction: Middle East; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-11 05:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1701 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: BUISIR SUBMISSION - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-11 07:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC BG |
| 05DHAKA1704 |
Attacks in 2005 on "Un-Islamic" Targets [...] (SBU) Since 1999, there have been at least 18 unsolved bombings against the political opposition, cultural events, and other people and occasions viewed by Islamist extremists as "un-Islamic" (reftel). In 2005, there has been a clear broadening of such attacks. 2. (SBU) Media and other sou [...] |
2005-04-11 09:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER KISL BG |
| 05DHAKA1707 |
CHINESE PM'S VISIT REAFFIRMS STRONG BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese premier's two-day visit to Dhaka ended with a joint communiqu, nine accords, and renewed bilateral warmth after last year's tiff over the now-closed Taiwan trade office. The commercial payoff appears to be modest, in part because Bangladesh's economy is increasingly d [...] |
2005-04-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD CH BG |
| 05DHAKA1731 |
BANGLADESH FACTORY DISASTER [...] Actions requested - see para 6. Background ---------- 2. On April 11 at approximately 0100 local, a nine-story garment factory building in the Savar Export Processing Zone near Dhaka collapsed. Reportedly built on swampy terrain or landfill, ground subsidence and an improperly constru [...] |
2005-04-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ECON BG |
| 05DHAKA1742 |
DAS GASTRIGHT'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On April 10-11, visiting SA DAS John Gastright discussed Bangladesh developments with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin, PMO Principal Secretary Kamaluddin Siddiqui, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, UNOCAL Bangladesh Managing Director Andrew Fawthrup, British [...] |
2005-04-13 08:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV ENRG ECON BG |
| 05DHAKA1744 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION - [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-13 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC BG |
| 05DHAKA1745 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-13 09:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC BG |
| 05DHAKA1765 |
BANGLADESH EPZ LABOR ELECTIONS LURCH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Since Parliament's passage in 2004 of legislation to extend international labor standards to Bangladesh's Export Processing Zones (EPZ), local AFL-CIO Solidary Center (SC) representative Rob Wayss has closely monitored implementation, including the elections starting in December to the i [...] |
2005-04-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM ETRD PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1767 |
BDG TO ALLOW RESUMPTION OF ETV TELEVISION CHANNEL [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, the BDG cleared the Ekushey Television (ETV) application for a fresh license to resume operation after the Supreme Court ordered its closure two years ago. The BDG also gave clearances for two more TV channels owned, respectively, by two ruling party legislators. [...] |
2005-04-16 07:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER KISL BG |
| 05DHAKA1799 |
22 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF AL MP [...] (C) Summary: A Speedy Trial Tribunal has sentenced to death 22 people, mostly tied to the ruling BNP, for the May 2004 murder of Awami League MP Ahsanullah Master. AL leaders expressed satisfaction with the judgment but want the "godfathers" behind the attack identified and brought to justice [...] |
2005-04-18 07:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA1800 |
READOUT ON IMF VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team visited Bangladesh from March 27 to April 9 to hold Article IV consultations and the third review of the economic program supported by the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The team's overall assessment was positive. Bangladesh is on target for appr [...] |
2005-04-18 10:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA1801 |
COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Post convyed reftel points to MFA Americas Director Saquib Ali on April 18. There was no substantive response. THOMAS [...] |
2005-04-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1802 |
50 INJURED IN ANTI-AHMADIYA ATTACKS [...] (SBU) On April 17, around 15,000 activists of the International Khatme Nabuat Movement (INKMB), a militant group dedicated to declaring Ahmadiyas non-Muslim, marched on an Ahmadiya mosque in Satkhira, in south-western Bangladesh, according to local media and Ahmadiya leaders. The marchers, br [...] |
2005-04-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1805 |
Media Reaction: Admiral Fallons's Visit to [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-19 09:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1807 |
EXTRA-JUDICIAL "CROSSFIRE" KILLINGS DROP SHARPLY [...] (SBU) Police "crossfire" deaths in March fell 62 percent from January, according to press reports compiled by prominent human rights NGO Odhikar. "Crossfires" by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) plummeted even more, from 12 in January to just two each in February and March. Regular police co [...] |
2005-04-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1827 |
BDG PRESSED ON DUE PROCESS FOR SHOAIB CHOWDHURY [...] (SBU) On April 17, Ambassador raised the Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury case during PACOM Admiral Fallon,s meetings with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khan and Principal Secretary Siddique. Ambassador said that Choudhury should be SIPDIS accorded due process as guaranteed by Bangladeshi Law [...] |
2005-04-20 09:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1828 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, visited Bangladesh 16-17 April 2005. During the visit he had the opportunity to meet with Foreign Minister Morshed Khan; Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique; Chief of Army Staff, LTG Hasan Mashhud C [...] |
2005-04-20 09:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR OVIP PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1851 |
BDG INTEL BRIEFING ON ISLAMIST MILITANTS [...] (C/NF) On April 18, a three-man team headed by Brigadier Asif Chowdhury, Foreign Intelligence Bureau director of the military Director General Forces Intelligence (DGFI), presented a 30-minute Power Point briefing at the Embassy to Ambassador, P/E counselor, DATT, and RAO on the investigation [...] |
2005-04-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1856 |
INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On April 16, an exchange of gunfire between the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) on the northeastern border at Akhaura killed one BSF officer and at least three Bangladeshis, according to media and other reports. The incident occurred as the BSF Directo [...] |
2005-04-21 02:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IN BG |
| 05DHAKA1860 |
Media Reaction: Admiral Fallons's Visit to [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-21 05:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1866 |
BHUIYAN ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF BDG COOPERATION [...] (SBU) On April 20, Ambassador Thomas met with Minister of Local Government and BNP General Secretary Mannan Bhuiyan to reiterate USG concerns about protection for Ahmadiyas, extra-judicial killings and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), political violence, the importance of the BDG's joining the UN [...] |
2005-04-21 06:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA1867 |
TATA FINISHES UPBEAT FEASIBILITY STUDY [...] (C) Summary: Indian corporate giant, Tata Group has finished its feasibility study and presented a Status Update Report to the Board of Investment for projects to produce power, steel and fertilizer in Bangladesh. The BOI Executive Chairman expects formal negotiations to start as early as ne [...] |
2005-04-21 07:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1907 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS AHMADIYA HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador demonstrated support for Ahmadiya demands for freedom of religion and protection under the law after BDG allegedly permitted attacks against them. 2. (U) Following a surge of violence against Ahmadiyas (REFTEL) in Bangladesh, Ambassador on April 22 met with Ahmadiya [...] |
2005-04-24 10:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA1919 |
Media Reaction: Myanmar; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1922 |
AHMADIYAS ALLEGE JI BEHIND LATEST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. After the recent anti-Ahmadiya attacks, Ambassador paid a well-publicized visit to the Ahmadiya central mosque to underscore USG support for the security and rights of Ahmadiyas. Ahmadiya leaders now say that Jamaat Islami was behind the attacks, which might explain why the BDG [...] |
2005-04-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KISL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1923 |
BANGLADESH - AMENDMENT TO LOA FOR ANTI-TIP [...] (SBU) 0n April 25, P/E counselor and RLA presented to Home Ministry Joint Secretary Mohammed Muhsin reftel text for initiating a new training and technical assistance program for BDG law enforcement personnel involved in combating trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Muhsin strongly welcomed th [...] |
2005-04-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM ASEC BG |
| 05DHAKA1924 |
HOME MINISTER AGREES TO NEW LINES OF KIBRIA CASE [...] (C) Summary. On April 21. Home State Minister Babar and Foreign Policy Adviser Rahman agreed to Ambassador's proposal for pursuing new lines of investigation to supplement the BDG's case against the Kibria murder suspects and, in that context, to bring the FBI back to Bangladesh for another r [...] |
2005-04-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KCRM PREL PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA194 |
Media Reaction: Iraq, Sudan;Dhaka [...] IRAQ ------- "The Chink in the Armor" Independent English language newspaper "Daily Star" editorially comments (1/17): There is evidence that the entire U.S. project in Iraq is hopelessly flawed and its armed forces are being vanquished by a ferocious guerilla army. The security situati [...] |
2005-01-17 06:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA195 |
THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE OF SHEIKH HASINA'S [...] (C) Summary. Joy's three-week homecoming generated mixed feelings within the AL and little noticeable enthusiasm elsewhere. Pro-AL businessmen advised Joy, and his mother, to be patient with his political aspirations. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Awami League president Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajib [...] |
2005-01-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA1953 |
Media Reaction: Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-26 06:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA1975 |
ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (U) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, visited Bangladesh 16-17 April 2005. During the visit he had the opportunity to meet with Foreign Minister Morshed Khan; Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddique; Chief of Army Staff, LTG Hasan Mashhud [...] |
2005-04-27 09:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PTER PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA1976 |
THE SHAKY SEISMIC OUTLOOK FOR BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Experts forecast a devastating earthquake in Bangladesh in the next ten years. Bangladesh is woefully ill prepared, but the BDG, backed by some academics, is slowly starting to address the associated challenges. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Bangladeshi and foreign experts estimate [...] |
2005-04-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID BG |
| 05DHAKA2018 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL HASSAN ARIFF RESIGNS [...] Summary. The unexpected resignation of the independent- minded Attorney General, over seemingly minor matters, could trigger the unfortunate departure of the Deputy Attorney General who energetically coordinates anti-TIP prosecutions. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Attorney General A.F. Hassan Ariff [...] |
2005-04-28 07:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA202 |
TSUNAMI AND EARTH OBSERVATIONS: US PROPOSAL FOR [...] On January 19, we conveyed reftel points and proposed text language to MFA UN Affairs Director General Ismat Jahan, who had no substantive response. We are also providing copies to relevant officials at the BDG's Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. 2. The annual summit of the South [...] |
2005-01-18 06:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KSCA SENV BG UNESCO |
| 05DHAKA2061 |
BDG DRAFTS ANTI-TERRORISM LEGAL AMENDMENTS [...] (C) The Law Cell of the Ministry of Home Affair (MHA) has drafted amendments to Section 121 of the Penal Code redefining "waging or abetting war" and to Section 3 of the Special Powers Act concerning sabotage to broaden their coverage and thereby their utility for counter-terrorism. A MHA law [...] |
2005-05-02 03:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV AFIN BG |
| 05DHAKA2069 |
NEW GOVERNOR FOR BANGLADESH BANK [...] (U) Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed assumed command on May 2 as the new Governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. Dr. Salehuddin was previously the managing director of the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), a non-profit organization known for its work in micro-finance. He wa [...] |
2005-05-02 07:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PINR BG |
| 05DHAKA2071 |
DETAINED BANGLADESHI JOURNALIST RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (SBU) On May 2, Bangladeshi journalist Showaib Chowdhury called us to confirm that he had been released on bail and to express appreciation for the Embassy's appeal to BDG officials to accord him full due process. Four persons, including his two attorneys, provided the taka 100,000 bail (abou [...] |
2005-05-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS BG |
| 05DHAKA2083 |
FOREIGN MINISTER CHALLENGES TERRORISM REPORT [...] (SBU) On May 2, Foreign Minister Morshed Khan blamed "organized vested interests" (read India and the Awami League) for creating the view that international terrorism exists in Bangladesh. Reacting to the Department's 2004 Country Reports on Terrorism, Khan told journalists that he sees no si [...] |
2005-05-03 06:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA2085 |
Media Reaction: Country Report on Terrorism; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-03 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA2087 |
BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROCCA [...] (C) Summary. We should acknowledge the surprising run of positive BDG actions since February, but push for more, especially against political and extremist violence. It is important to reiterate our concerns about terrorism, extremist Islam, minority rights, and a transparent and credible e [...] |
2005-05-03 08:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KISL BG |
| 05DHAKA2088 |
REVIEW PANEL TO RECOMMEND UN TERRORISM FINANCING CONVENTION [...] (C) On May 3, RLA and Econchief called on Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmad Khan to discuss the inter-ministerial SIPDIS panel Khan heads to review the UN Convention on Terrorist Financing. Khan stated that the panel would meet May 7 and formally recommend that the BDG sign the Convention. The [...] |
2005-05-03 09:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | AFIN PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA2089 |
BANGLADESHI HEALTH MINISTER TO ATTEND WHA [...] On May 2, the Health Ministry confirmed to us that Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has received Secretary Leavitt's invitation and plans to attend reftel meeting. We informed them of the meeting venue and time. CHAMMAS [...] |
2005-05-03 09:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG TRBIO WHO |
| 05DHAKA2094 |
REVIEW PANEL TO RECOMMEND UN TERRORISM FINANCING [...] (C) On May 3, RLA and Econchief called on Finance Secretary Zakir Ahmad Khan to discuss the inter-ministerial SIPDIS panel Khan heads to review the UN Convention on Terrorist Financing. Khan stated that the panel would meet May 7 and formally recommend that the BDG sign the Convention. The [...] |
2005-05-03 23:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | AFIN PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA2173 |
Media Reaction: U.K. Elections; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-08 03:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA2185 |
Media Reaction: U.K. Elections; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-09 03:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII BGD |
| 05DHAKA2198 |
CHITTAGONG MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Early reports from Chittagong indicate a generally peaceful and orderly election with Awami League incumbent Mohiuddin Chowdhury running neck and neck with his BNP rival, Civil Aviation State Minister Mohammed Nasiruddin. Several weeks ago, Chowdhury was the clear front-runner, [...] |
2005-05-09 08:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA2215 |
CHITTAGONG MAYORAL ELECTION RESULTS: AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (U) In a generally peaceful and orderly election with only scattered reports of irregularities, the current Chittagong mayor, Awami League's ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, won with 350,891 votes while the BNP challenger, Mohammad Nasiruddin received 259,410 votes. 2. (SBU) The Chief Election Com [...] |
2005-05-10 07:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA222 |
BANGLADESH: REQUEST FOR AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] The U.S. Mission in Dhaka is pleased to submit three project proposals totaling $13,000 for agriculture biotechnology outreach funds through EB. The Bangladesh government (BDG) has taken the decision to use biotechnology in agriculture but has not yet succeeded in convincing all members of t [...] |
2005-01-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA224 |
BIHARI UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: While Bihari spokesmen continue to press for resettlement in Pakistan, many Biharis are integrating themselves into local life and say they want Bangladeshi citizenship. End Summary. ------------- Background ------------- 2.(SBU) The Biharis are an internally displaced gr [...] |
2005-01-18 12:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF BG PINR PHUM PTER |
| 05DHAKA2243 |
LOYALTY AND ACCESS TRUMP TITTLES IN INFLUENCING PM [...] (S) Summary and Introduction. Reftel described the BDG's dysfunctional decision-making process and its control by a handful of individuals. Not much has changed since 2003. Loyalty, proximity, and length of service to PM Zia still count for far more than title or institutional position, but [...] |
2005-05-11 02:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA2265 |
A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH SHEIKH HASINA AND TOP AWAMI [...] (C) Summary: Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina expressed satisfaction with the recent AL mayoral election victory and recounted the continued deficiencies of the BNP led government during her meeting with A/S Rocca. The AL wants to run in the 2006/07 national elections but is concerned ab [...] |
2005-05-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA2270 |
Media Reaction: Assistant Secretary Christina [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-15 06:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA228 |
SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT 04-05 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-19 07:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG PHUM |
| 05DHAKA2297 |
Media Reaction: Alleged Desecration of the Holy [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-17 04:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA2298 |
A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH BANGLADESH PM, MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In May 12 meetings with Prime Minister Zia and senior MFA officials, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca discussed law and order, governance, terrorism (reftel), democracy, human rights, and religious freedom, as well as regional issues. Alternately downplayin [...] |
2005-05-17 05:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA2300 |
SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETING WITH HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A/S Rocca,s discussion with the Minister of Home Affairs emphasized that internal security issues in Bangladesh are clearly on Washington's radar and have raised concerns about the country's stability. She suggested security issues would be a factor in determining the level of U. [...] |
2005-05-17 07:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA2304 |
POST RESPONSE TO NEWSWEEK ALLEGATIONS [...] The response in Bangladesh to allegations in Newsweek that the Quran had been desecrated has been less severe than that in other countries in the region. Although the Foreign Ministry has called for a full investigation and punishment of the guilty, the local press has concentrated more on t [...] |
2005-05-17 08:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO BG |
| 05DHAKA2309 |
LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE BANGLADESH SHRIMP [...] (SBU) Summary: While Bangladesh wants to increase its annual shrimp exports from $300 million to a billion dollars over the next decade, current labor practices undermine its ability to boast productivity and win new markets. End Summary. 2. (U) Bangladesh's second largest export, after r [...] |
2005-05-18 02:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV SENV PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA2314 |
DHAKA QUIET AFTER KILLING OF OPPOSITION OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary. Local media and some Awami League (AL) leaders speculate that the May 17 killing in Dhaka of a minor party leader was the result of internal rivalries and not, as the AL publicly alleges, "government backed killers." End Summary. 2. (SBU) On May 17, three unidentified assail [...] |
2005-05-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA2316 |
UAE ORPHANAGE IN BANGLADESH NOT FOR REPATRIATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is no shelter or organization in Bangladesh run by the UAE based Zayed Foundation that cares for repatriated camel jockeys. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) On May 18, poloff met with Sultan A. Al Romaithi, Advisor to the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs, who was in Dhaka to a [...] |
2005-05-18 08:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN ELAB BG CRM TC |
| 05DHAKA2366 |
POST MFA UPDATE - GARMENT PRICES AND ORDERS DROP [...] Summary: Garment orders from the U.S. to Bangladesh have dropped by around 20 percent following the end of MFA quotas. The full impact, however, has not yet been felt as the industry finishes production of orders placed last fall. BGMEA projects a further drop in prices and orders if Bangl [...] |
2005-05-19 08:16:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV ELAB BG |
| 05DHAKA2367 |
BDG PASSES COPYRIGHT LAW, LONG ROAD AHEAD [...] Summary: The BDG passed the Copyright Act of 2005 to comply with WIPO standards. Although an important milestone, implementing regulations are not yet drafted. The 2005 Patent and Design Act is in the clearance process in the Law Ministry and the Trademark Law is expected to be sent for C [...] |
2005-05-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA2400 |
BANGLADESH: TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITION OF JI-3 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA2401 |
OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER [...] (U) On May 23, the BNP government appointed Justice M.A.Aziz as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to replace M.A. Syed whose tenure ended May 22. Aziz is the ninth Chief Election Commissioner since independence and a member of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. According to media r [...] |
2005-05-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA2403 |
BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA2407 |
OUTGOING CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER FRETS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Just retired Chief Election Commissioner Syed says reforms are critical for the next general election because of the unprecedented bitterness in Bangladeshi politics. His reform proposals focus on strengthening the integrity of the Election Commission and the voting process, as [...] |
2005-05-24 07:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA2409 |
WIDENING SPLITS AMONG BANGLADESHI ISLAMIST GROUPS [...] (C) Summary. There is a widening, public split between mainstream Jamaat Islami and other, more extreme Islamist groups driven by ideological, personal, historical, and even material factors. While IOJ could drop out of the ruling coalition, the JI-BNP alliance -- grounded solidly in politica [...] |
2005-05-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM PGOV PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA2412 |
BANGLADESH: CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-25 02:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PREL BG ILO |
| 05DHAKA2414 |
ALLEGED MANAGEMENT RECRIMINATIONS AGAINST WORKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor advocates allege factory management of improprieties and recriminations against union leaders during EPZ elections while BEPZA makes only tentative responses to address the allegations. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Coinciding with Worker Recreation and Welfare Committee (WRWC) [...] |
2005-05-25 07:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA2439 |
WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS - BANGLADESH [...] Econoff delivered reftel points May 25 to Naziruddin Ahmed, Director General, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce. The DG said Bangladesh is working with the WTO and a private contractor arranged for by the WTO to conduct a study of the Bangladesh services sector, which will be used to inform pol [...] |
2005-05-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BG WTO |
| 05DHAKA247 |
DEMARCHE ON UN MILLENNIUM PROJECT REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-19 10:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID BG |
| 05DHAKA2474 |
DHAKA - MAY 2005 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT [...] POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 31, 2005 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR MAY 2005. 2. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY CHARG D'AFFAIRES JUDITH A. CHAMMAS. THE VVP COORDINATOR AT EMBASSY DHAKA IS CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF ELIZABETH GOURLAY. CHAMMAS [...] |
2005-05-31 02:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG |
| 05DHAKA248 |
GTIP INCLE PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Dhaka is pleased to propose the following project: Title: CAPACITY BUILDING OF DISTRICT POLICE ANTI-TRAFFICKING MONITORING CELLS TO MANAGE AN EFFECTIVE DATABASE AND COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING Potential Partner: IOM Project Duration: 2 years Objectives ---------- Increase the [...] |
2005-01-19 10:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG PHUM KCRM |
| 05DHAKA2484 |
CARE/BANGLADESH (CARE/B) JUNE 2005 CALL [...] The purpose of this cable is to provide Mission concurrence with CARE/B June 2005 call forward of 16,800 MT of Crude Degummed Soybean Oil (CDSO) in bulk for arrival in September/October, 2005 under the SHOUHARDO DAP. 2. The call forward (CF) amount, 16,800 MT of CDSO, has been approved f [...] |
2005-05-31 06:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG |
| 05DHAKA2490 |
REPORTED BDR/RAB CLASH WITH INDIAN INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) On May 27, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel killed six Indian insurgents in a gunfight in Kamalganj, five kilometers from the border with Tripura state, according to local press reports. Bangladeshi security forces also reportedly launched a drive in the [...] |
2005-06-01 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM SNAR PREL IN BG |
| 05DHAKA2491 |
RAB KILLS AWAMI LEAGUE ACTIVIST, APPARENTLY IN [...] (SBU) On June 1, local media reported that in Rampura, a suburb of Dhaka, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed Abul Kalam Azad Sumon, a Jubo League (the student wing of the Awami League) member. In a press release, RAB declared that the deceased was notorious criminal Goailya Sumon, and tha [...] |
2005-06-01 08:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA251 |
DHAKA - DEC 2004 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT [...] POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 15, 2004 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR DECEMBER 2004. 2. CHAIR FOR THE MEETING WAS DCM JUDY A. CHAMMAS AND COORDINATOR WAS CONSUL ELIZABETH GOURLAY. THOMAS [...] |
2005-01-19 10:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG |
| 05DHAKA2535 |
COUNTERING RISING ANTI-USG SENTIMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Widely publicized allegations of USG abuse of Muslim prisoners and the Koran have aggravated strong anti-USG attitudes in Bangladesh. Although less intense than in many Muslim countries, negative attitudes about the USG in this historically friendly country permeate virtually a [...] |
2005-06-02 06:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA2566 |
POPPY FIELD CONFIRMED IN WESTERN BANGLADESH [...] (C) On May 30, Director General of the BDG's Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) Mohammed Kamaluddin Ahmed confirmed to enconoff reports of opium cultivation in Bangladesh. On the margins of a meeting between Ahmed and ICITAP TDYer, econoff raised reports from a local NGO that DNC investiga [...] |
2005-06-05 06:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCRM SNAR BG |
| 05DHAKA2570 |
Media Reaction: Koran Desecration and NewsWeek; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-05 07:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA2572 |
KIBRI INVESTIGATION PROVIDES SNAPSHOT OF POLITICS [...] (C) Police investigators of the murder of Awami League leader SMS Kibria examined the financial records of the accused mastermind, Abdul Quayyum, a businessman turned local BNP politician, who allegedly planned the murder of sitting parliamentarian Kibria and sought to frame his chief BNP r [...] |
2005-06-05 07:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON CVIS KCRM BG |
| 05DHAKA2602 |
Media Reaction: Koran Desecration; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-06 06:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA2603 |
MEETING WITH RAB A/DG: "DUE PROCESS IS OUR [...] (C) Summary. A senior RAB officer described cross-fire killings to us as a necessary, short-term expedient. He appeared unaware of the Leahy amendment and its potential impact on army officers like himself. Like all RAB personnel, he exhibits an unmistakable swagger born from confidence that [...] |
2005-06-06 06:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA261 |
DHAKA - DEC 2004 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT [...] POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 15, 2004 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR DECEMBER 2004. 2. THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY DCM JUDITH A. CHAMMAS. THE VVP COORDINATOR AT EMBASSY DHAKA IS CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF ELIZABETH GOURLAY. THOMAS [...] |
2005-01-24 02:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG |
| 05DHAKA2610 |
PMO HARDBALL AGAINST ERSHAD UNLEASHES BIZARRE SOAP [...] (C) Summary: In a riveting turn of events starting June 2, former President Ershad stripped his number-two wife Bidisha of all Jatiya Party positions, police then arrested her on theft and embezzlement charges, Bidisha threatened to kill her son and herself, Ershad divorced Bidisha as a bigamis [...] |
2005-06-06 08:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BG KDEN |
| 05DHAKA2618 |
STAFFDEL MEETS WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (SBU) On June 4, HIRC staff member Jamie McCormick and poloff met, at MFA's request, for 45 minutes with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin. SIPDIS 2. (C) After discussing the historically positive relations between Bangladesh and the U.S., McCormick noted the growing concern in the U.S. ov [...] |
2005-06-07 04:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA2619 |
Media Reaction: Koran Desecration;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-07 23:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA2666 |
OPPOSITION KEEPS DISTANCING ITSELF FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. The Awami League is systematically opting out of the political process, a high-risk strategy that could severely limit its options at election time. End Summary. Opting Out ---------- 2. (C) Thus far in 2005, the opposition Awami League has decided to: A) Boycott by-ele [...] |
2005-06-08 08:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA2702 |
NEW CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER PROMISES NEUTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The new Chief Election Commissioner says he has the tools and the commitment to do the job right, but his characterization of the notorious Dhaka 10 by-election last year as free and fair calls into question his credibility and candor. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On June 8, P/E cou [...] |
2005-06-09 09:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA2748 |
AMBASSADOR PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) On June 12, Ambassador called on Finance Minister Saifur Rahman to discuss the latter's recent trip to Washington and other issues. He was accompanied by USAID Director George and econoff (notetaker). Septel reports Rahman's comments on the new BDG budget. 2. (C) Noting that he woul [...] |
2005-06-13 09:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV EAID BG |
| 05DHAKA2749 |
BANGLADESH UNVEILS ELECTION-FOCUSED FY 2006 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Saifur Rahman unveiled the FY 2006 (July 2005-June 2006) budget on June 10, generating controversy over extension of the "whitening of black money" provision and general concern that the budget is election focused and potentially inflationary with its strong em [...] |
2005-06-13 09:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA279 |
GTIP ESF PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-24 08:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM BG |
| 05DHAKA2798 |
NEW ALLEGATIONS OF AL INVOLVEMENT IN THE AUGUST 21 [...] (SBU) After months of silence, new accusations have exploded over the August 21 grenade attack on the leadership of the opposition Awami League (AL) that killed 23 persons. 2. (SBU) At a June 13 press conference, AL president Sheikh Hasina, who has apparently lost complete hearing in one ear [...] |
2005-06-15 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA2799 |
THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVING FORWARD WITH TIFA [...] (C) In light of the upcoming TPSC meeting, I would like to stress our compelling political, economic, and potentially commercial reasons for securing a TIFA with Bangladesh. 2. (C) I understand that the key issue is whether to add explicit references to bribery and corruption. As you know, [...] |
2005-06-15 10:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA2842 |
AMBASSADOR PAYS GOODBYE CALL TO OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) On June 16, Ambassador paid a final call to opposition leader Sheikh Hasina. Also present were MP Alhaj Syed Abul Hossain, Abdul Jalil, Awami League Secretary General, and poloff (notetaker). Hasina had three concerns: attacks on the Awami League (AL), the need for free and fair elections [...] |
2005-06-19 06:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA2879 |
ENERGY STATE MINISTER RESIGNS; CORRUPTION CITED AS CAUSE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Zia demanded Energy Minister AKM Mosharraf Hossain's resignation amidst corruption charges of accepting a luxury car from an energy firm. Mosharraf defends himself saying that an energy partner properly provided the car to him and that "vested quarters" are out to [...] |
2005-06-20 08:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BG |
| 05DHAKA2880 |
SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) As the most senior State official to visit Bangladesh since Secretary Powell in 2003, you will be warmly received by Bangladeshis and the BDG. Dynamic but chaotic, Bangladesh defies easy generalizations about its nature or future. Nevertheless, most trends are negative. Politics: The Ar [...] |
2005-06-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PTER PHUM PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA290 |
SUGGESTED PRESS GUIDANCE - NYT MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON [...] In the January 23 edition of the New York Times Magazine, an article on Bangladesh entitled "The Next Islamic Revolution?" is generating significant local reaction. In the event it is raised at the noon press briefing or with SA/PB, we suggest the following guidance: Q: THE NEW YORK [...] |
2005-01-24 10:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM PTER ASEC BG |
| 05DHAKA2988 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER [...] On June 23, Ambassador Thomas met with Minister of Civil Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin. He was accompanied by EconOff as notetaker. They discussed Bangladesh's commitment to aviation security and compliance with the Chicago Convention; and progress in BDG's purchase of four Boeing 777s. [...] |
2005-06-23 07:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3022 |
AHMADIYA MOSQUES BOMBED [...] (SBU) On June 24, two persons were injured after several crude "bombs" exploded at an Ahmadiya mosque in Brahmanbaria, eastern Bangladesh, according to press reports and Ahmadiya community contacts. Also that day, four bombs went off at an Ahmadiya mosque in Bhadugarh in the Brahmanbaria area. [...] |
2005-06-27 07:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA3030 |
Media Reaction: U.S.-Bangladesh Relations, Iranian [...] U.S.-Bangladesh Relations ---------------------------- "Burns' Praise for Bangladesh" Independent English "News Today" editorially comments (6/28): The United States' support to Bangladesh's development and democracy remains crucial for stability and progress in this country. Bangladesh [...] |
2005-06-28 05:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3042 |
Media Reaction: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns' [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-29 03:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3060 |
Media Reaction: Visit of Nicholas Burns and [...] The Visit of Nicholas Burns and Gastright --------------------------------------------- "US Policy And Ahmadiyas" Independent English language newspaper "Bangladesh Observer" editorially comments (6/30): On the heels of US Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Nicholas Burns' visit to D [...] |
2005-06-30 03:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3073 |
AMBASSADOR PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON PM [...] (C) On June 30, Ambassador Thomas paid his farewell call on PM Khaleda Zia. He was accompanied by EconOff as notetaker. The Ambassador thanked the PM for her continued cooperation with USG efforts and for her willingness to meet with USG visitors to Dhaka, most recently U/S Burns. He conveye [...] |
2005-06-30 08:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA3074 |
LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] In Bangladesh, landline licenses are granted by division, a geographic unit approximately equivalent to a state or province. Licenses cost the same in all divisions and for all companies, at 20 million Tk (about 312,500 USD). Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) told Eco [...] |
2005-07-01 01:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD ECON EU BG |
| 05DHAKA3089 |
U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. During a broad bilateral review, PM Zia asserted that she wants free and fair elections for own electoral benefit, that an opposition that believes in democracy should participate in elections, cited her dismissal of a minister as evidence of her "unsparing" stance against corrupt [...] |
2005-07-03 04:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3132 |
BEPZA CLAIMS PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS AND RESOLVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. BEPZA, with a revised count of factories that need to have elections, said that elections will be completed within weeks, arbitrators will be hired to resolve labor-management disputes, and "conciliators" will train workers on labor issues after elections, While a number of all [...] |
2005-07-05 07:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA3175 |
PM TELLS ISLAMIC SCHOLARS TO LEAVE AHMADIYAS ALONE [...] On July 3, according to local press reports, PM Begum Khaleda Zia met with a delegation of Islamic scholars to discuss government recognition for Qwami madrassah education and maintaining peace and order within society. 2. Zia urged the delegation to guard against groups trying to create [...] |
2005-07-07 08:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA3176 |
CDA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT ALLEGED NSI HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. CDA expressed concern to BDG officials over reports of escalating harassment by a BDG intelligence officer of USG labor program partners and personnel, including an American citizen. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Since summer 2004, the USAID-funded American Center for Internationa [...] |
2005-07-07 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD CASC PGOV PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA3177 |
BIMAN CRASH PROMPTS BDG APPROVAL OF NEW AIRCRAFT [...] Summary: A Biman Bangladesh flight, inbound from Dubai carrying 215 passengers, crash landed and skidded off the runway in Chittagong on July 1. Mechanical and pilot error have been alleged as cause. No one was seriously injured but, according to Biman officials, the airplane is completely [...] |
2005-07-07 08:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3178 |
CELLPHONE CONNECTION TAX CHOKES SECTOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The BDG has attempted to squeeze private cellphone providers with a new tax on SIM/RIM cards. The four largest cellphone providers, already in control of the most lucrative portion of the cellphone user market, have balked, leading to a new tax that will be passed along to the [...] |
2005-07-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KMCA ECON KSCA ECPS EFIN ETRD PGOV TSPL BG |
| 05DHAKA3200 |
BANGLADESH: USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON WORLD [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-10 07:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL BG UNESCO |
| 05DHAKA3203 |
Media Reaction: G 8 summit, London Blast, Iraq; [...] G-8 Summit ------------- "Limited Gain at G-8: Disappointment Over Environment" Independent English language newspaper "Daily Star" editorially comments (7/10): In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on London, there was much speculation that the G-8 summit at Gleneagles would be side- [...] |
2005-07-10 08:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3247 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 1 [...] Summary. July and August are peak monsoon months in Bangladesh. The monsoon was moderately active during the first week of July. Currently there is no flooding in the country and the last five days have passed without measurable rainfall. All the rivers in the four river basins of Banglad [...] |
2005-07-11 06:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG IT TH NP IN |
| 05DHAKA3248 |
BANGLADESH: MDA: FOLLOW-UP WITH OIC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL BG ICRC |
| 05DHAKA3249 |
FIRST RAINS BRING FLOODS TO BANGLADESH, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite record-breaking floods during last year's monsoon season, national and local Dhaka governments appear ill prepared to prevent floods this year. Prime Ministerial promises not-withstanding, media and BDG sources report that water pumps have not been upgraded or serviced, [...] |
2005-07-11 09:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG SENV TPHY BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA326 |
Media Reaction: Bush Inauguration, Iraq;Dhaka [...] BUSH INAUGURATION -------------------- "Of Two Presidential Inaugurations" Independent English language newspaper "New Age" editorially comments (1/25/05): Two presidential inaugurations in the past few days have naturally aroused two different kinds of feeling around the globe. The tho [...] |
2005-01-25 07:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3275 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY ARNEY [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for FBI Legal Attache Timothy T. Arney on his July 18-21, 2005visit. Control officer is Nancy Langston, Resident Legal Advisor, (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2516, (home) 880-2-885-5573, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Hotel arrangements have [...] |
2005-07-12 01:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3296 |
Media Reaction: Aftermath of the London Blast; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-12 04:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA330 |
SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) We welcome your visit as an excellent opportunity to advance our bilateral economic agenda and specifically the importance of telecommunications for economic growth, modernization, and diversification. The last senior USG economic official to visit Bangladesh was A/USTR Ashley Wills, wh [...] |
2005-01-25 11:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ETTC PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3309 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Shyam Lama, Country Team Leader, DELIVER/Washington on his July 20-August 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...] |
2005-07-13 02:21:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA331 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: DARWISH DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-25 11:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA3315 |
Media Reaction: Aftermath of the London Blast; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-13 04:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA332 |
BDG ANTI-TIP EFFORTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) On January 25, Poloff and USAID counterparts met with Home Secretary Omar Farooq, Joint Secretary Mohammad Mohsin, and ASP Sahidullah Khan from the Police Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Cell for the monthly update on BDG anti-TIP measures. 2. (SBU) Mohsin distributed and discussed the la [...] |
2005-01-25 11:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM BG |
| 05DHAKA3341 |
CDA RAISES ISSUES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHAN [...] (C) Summary: CDA paid courtesy call on FM Morshed Khan and discussed several issues: Bangladeshi approval of remaining UN anti-terrorism conventions, their draft anti-Terrorism law, Bangladesh security services harassment of USG labor programs, AFL-CIO petition to lift BDG's GSP status, the K [...] |
2005-07-14 05:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3342 |
HOME MINISTER SAYS BDG PLANS TO LAUNCH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Home Affairs Minister Babar, rebuffing an appointment with USG Passport officials, stated that Bangladesh has studied the passport systems of six or seven countries, hired an American-Bangladeshi consultant to implement a modern passport system and will float tenders later in the [...] |
2005-07-14 05:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA335 |
Media Reaction: Bush Inauguration;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-26 04:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3371 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY BROWNING [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attorney, Timothy Browning, on his July 19-22, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (mobile) 011-804-344, (home) 88 [...] |
2005-07-17 01:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA AORC ASEC BG |
| 05DHAKA3372 |
CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CRAIG [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Craig Dickson on his August 5 to August 25, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: Work on sub t [...] |
2005-07-17 01:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3375 |
BEPZA INVESTORS MEET TO DISCUSS WRWC AND OTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA factory investors met with BEPZA Chairman Hossain on implementation of the EPZ law. Hossain told investors of the re-submission of the AFL-CIO's petition, candidly described the worker-management situation, stressing the problems are on both sides, and urged investors to [...] |
2005-07-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PGOV ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA3386 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Chris Wright, Communication Strategist, DELIVER/Washington on his July 30-August 04, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. bel [...] |
2005-07-18 01:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3387 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Todd Dickens, Consultant, PATH/DELIVER/Washington on his July 27- August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...] |
2005-07-18 01:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3400 |
BANGLADESH: WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-18 05:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO BG UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05DHAKA3401 |
BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 70T - [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-18 05:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA3404 |
BANGLADESH: G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION ON UN REFORM [...] POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel) on July 18 to MFA UN Affairs Director Ismat Jahan. Mrs. Jahan had no substantive response. 2. CDA delivered demarche to Foreign Secretary Hemayatuddin, who said that Bangladesh has not yet formulated their position in regards to the G-4 resolution, bu [...] |
2005-07-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BG UNSC |
| 05DHAKA3405 |
BANGLADESH LEADERS CONDEMN LONDON BOMBINGS [...] (U) Summary: Bangladeshi political leaders, including the Islamists, have condemned the July 7 bombings in London and expressed sympathy with the victims' families. Some Islamist leaders, however, suspect the bomb attacks were an "ill-attempt" to portray Muslims as terrorists. End Summary [...] |
2005-07-18 07:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3406 |
OPPOSITION LEADER URGES USG TO ENSURE LEVEL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina told CDA that the international community "has to ensure a fair election if you want to see us participate." Hasina complained of BNP coalition "terrorism" intimidating her supporters while noting the achievements of past Awami League governments. E [...] |
2005-07-18 08:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA3407 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 2 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was fairly active over the country last week. Light to heavy rainfall was recorded at many places over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges, the Meghna basins and South Eastern Hill basin. As a result, flash floo [...] |
2005-07-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD |
| 05DHAKA3408 |
OPPOSITION UPS THE STAKES WITH AGGRESSIVE REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The Awami League's 31-point electoral "reform" program proposes major changes to the caretaker government system, the Election Commission, and general election procedures and qualifications. The BNP criticized the proposals as unnecessary and divisive, and suggested the AL take t [...] |
2005-07-18 10:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA3412 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. DIANE PERONE'S VISIT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Diane Perone on her o/a July 25 to Aug 13, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myers. [...] |
2005-07-19 04:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3414 |
AHMADIYAS HAIL IMPROVED POLICE RESPONSIVENESS [...] (SBU) Following several attempts to prevent the construction of an Ahmadiya mosque in the Uttara section of Dhaka since February, a group of alleged extremists vandalized the construction site on July 18. According to local press reports the vandalism occurred as police stood by idly. 2. [...] |
2005-07-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3417 |
VISIT TO MAKESHIFT ROHINGYA CAMPS [...] (SBU) On July 15, poloff accompanied a delegation of eight donor country diplomats to visit makeshift Rohingya refugee camps near the city of Teknaf to emphasize to local officials the importance of improving the situation of the 200,000 plus estimated Rohingyan refugees living in squalor outsi [...] |
2005-07-19 07:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA3418 |
SPLIT AMONG BANGLADESHI ISLAMIST GROUPS FESTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jamaat Islami leaders assert they are unfazed by increased attempts by other Islamist elements to discredit JI as the principal voice of political Islam in Bangladesh. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) On July 10, poloff met with AMM Bahauddin, editor of the Islamist oriented "Inquilab [...] |
2005-07-19 08:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER BG JI |
| 05DHAKA3419 |
NSDD38 - USAID STAFFING IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH [...] The following provides a formal NSDD-38 proposal to change the size, composition, or mandate of full-time, permanent USG positions in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is an action request. In accordance with the provisions of NSDD-38, USAID/Bangladesh seeks to create a Project Development Officer p [...] |
2005-07-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BG AODE AMGT ABLD ASEC KMRS KSPR |
| 05DHAKA345 |
AS POLICE "CROSSFIRES" SOAR, RAB NEARS THE 100 MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spurred by a sharp spike the last three months, the 240 killings by police reported in 2004 are triple the 2003 figure. Of the 2004 total, 169 are "crossfires," or thinly-veiled extra-judicial killings. Although RAB accounts for fewer than half the crossfires, it retains preemine [...] |
2005-01-26 13:19:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA3482 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HAMMOND, PHILLIP [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Hammond and Phillip Assis on their July 22 to July 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of trave [...] |
2005-07-21 05:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3494 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WILLIAM SUDMAN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance to William Sudman of the Department of Treasury on this July 25-28, 2005. Control officer is David Renz, Chief, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2532, (mobile) 0173-001-143, (home) 880-2-885-5567, (fax) 880-2-882-400 [...] |
2005-07-21 07:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3496 |
BDG ACCEDES TO EIGHT COUNTER-TERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] (SBU) The BDG informed Post by Diplomatic Note dated July 18 that it has deposited its Instruments of Accession to the following eight Counter-Terrorism Conventions and Protocols: -- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crime against Internationallly Protected Persons, including Di [...] |
2005-07-21 07:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA350 |
Media Reaction: Bush Inauguration;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-27 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3529 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Rebecca K. Scheurer to travel to Bangladesh on July 26 to 28, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh [...] |
2005-07-24 02:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NP TH BG |
| 05DHAKA3530 |
Media Reaction: Bomb blast in Egypt;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-24 02:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3557 |
Media Reaction: Bomb blast in Egypt;Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3572 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 3 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable and e-mail. The monsoon was less active over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the South Eastern Hill basins last week. Light rainfall was recorded at all except one place in these three river basins. The Meghna basin [...] |
2005-07-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG IT TH NP IN |
| 05DHAKA3577 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. CAROL SHEPHERD. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Dr. Carol Shepherd, Deputy Director, Reproductive Health Policy Project, on her August 08-20, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3. [...] |
2005-07-26 05:43:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA360 |
ANOTHER LETHAL ATTACK ON THE AWAMI LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary. The January 27 attack that killed former Awami League finance minister Kibria and at least three other party activists is the latest in a series of unsolved assaults on opposition leaders. There are reports of scattered AL protests, mainly in the area of the attack. It is uncle [...] |
2005-01-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA3604 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. TIM MANCHESTER. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tim Manchester, Policy Project-China, on his July 30-August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will [...] |
2005-07-27 05:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3607 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STACY BONNAFFONS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Stacy Bonnaffons, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Manager of Asia Business Development based in Bangkok during her July 30-August 2, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Comme [...] |
2005-07-27 06:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BMGT OTRA BEXP BG |
| 05DHAKA3608 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: AMENDMENT TO NASCO BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA361 |
LIST OF UNSOLVED BOMBINGS [...] According to local press reports, there have been 18 unsolved bombings in Bangladesh since 1999 (when the Awami League ruled) that have killed 140 persons and injured thousands more. Seven of those incidents were in Sylhet district, where former AL finance minister Kibria was killed on Januar [...] |
2005-01-29 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM PGOV BG BGD |
| 05DHAKA3611 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. COURTNEY BICKERT. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Courtney Bickert, Policy Project, on her August 06-August 19, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will b [...] |
2005-07-28 02:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3612 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. JOHN HOLLEY. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Holley, Consultant, Policy Project, on his August 06-August 27, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer [...] |
2005-07-28 02:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA362 |
IMF REP FEARS BDG IS LETTING PRGF PROGRAM DIE [...] (C) Summary. The IMF rep says the BDG has decided that letting the PRGF die is cheaper than the political and huge financial costs of privatizing the first state-owned bank. He wants key embassies to urge the BDG to reconsider but is not hopeful that the PRGF can be saved. End Summary. 2. [...] |
2005-01-29 09:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3628 |
CDA PAYS COURTESY CALL ON BOI EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN [...] (U) Summary: BOI Executive Chairman and Energy Ministry Advisor Mahmudur Rahman discussed his new role in the Ministry of Energy, Power and Natural Resources and his plans for reforms with CDA Chammas. He also discussed large investment deals that the BDG is currently negotiating with Indian [...] |
2005-07-28 07:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3635 |
BANGLADESHI SCIENCE MINISTER WANTS NUCLEAR POWER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Minister of Science has told U.S. officials he wants to obtain a commercial nuclear reactor to supply electric power to Bangladesh. No other BDG ministry has expressed support for Khan's proposal. Khan has also approached the Chinese with his interest in a reactor, c [...] |
2005-07-28 07:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | ENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL TRGY TSPL BG CH BGD |
| 05DHAKA3636 |
US Sponsored IPR Conference Raises [...] Post organized a two-day IPR conference on July 20-21 to create public support for protection of intellectual property rights. The Conference, which centered on the visit of a USPTO attorney and IPR law professor, generated significant positive media attention and raised public awareness of [...] |
2005-07-28 08:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV BG |
| 05DHAKA366 |
Media Reaction: Iraqi Elections; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-30 08:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3669 |
ACTION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MANISH GARG [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Manish Garg on his 08/06 - 08/10/, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Mohammad Faruque, LC Repr [...] |
2005-07-31 03:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT BG |
| 05DHAKA3671 |
BANGLADESH: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-31 05:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BG UNCHR UNGA |
| 05DHAKA3681 |
Media Reaction: Terrorism and Islamic Apologists; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-31 06:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3682 |
CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT D. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Robert D. Saint on his August 20 to August 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: To provide [...] |
2005-07-31 07:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3692 |
HOSPITALIZED BUSINESSMAN RELAYS EXPERIENCE OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: An apparently innocent victim of a well-publicized beating by RAB members narrated his experience to poloff from his hospital bed. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On July 19, SK Abubakkar Sultan, the Executive Director of a textile factory, told poloff from his hospital bed that he was [...] |
2005-08-01 05:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA3695 |
BEPZA AND RING SHINE FACTORY MANAGER COMPLAIN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA Executive Chairman Hossain and factory representatives from Bangladesh's two largest export processing zones met with CDA to take issue with the recently filed AFL-CIO GSP petition. They alleged that nascent labor unrest in the EPZs was the result of "outside influences," [...] |
2005-08-01 06:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ETRD BG |
| 05DHAKA3696 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 4 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was less active over the Brahmaputra, the Ganges and the South Eastern Hill basins last week. Light rainfall was recorded at all except one place in these three river basins. The Meghna basin experien [...] |
2005-08-01 07:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD |
| 05DHAKA3697 |
BANGLADESH: UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 07:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OVIP BG UNGA |
| 05DHAKA3708 |
BANGLADESH: USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON WORLD [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 08:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL BG UNESCO |
| 05DHAKA3709 |
CHARGE AND FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSS TRAFFICKED [...] (SBU) During a July 28 meeting with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin, Charge raised USG concerns over reports that the Bangladeshi Embassy in the UAE is delaying the repatriation of rescued Bangladeshi camel jockey trafficking victims. 2. (C) Hemayetuddin replied that the repatriations are a [...] |
2005-08-01 08:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM BG |
| 05DHAKA3710 |
TWO CHRISTIAN NGO WORKERS KILLED [...] (SBU) On July 28, two Bangladeshi activists of Christian Life Bangladesh, a local NGO affiliated with the American Campus Crusade for Christ International, were killed in Faridpur north west Bangladesh. Police have arrested three persons and continue to investigate but have not reached any co [...] |
2005-08-01 09:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3711 |
DHAKA PROPOSAL FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM - 2005 [...] This cable responds to reftel's invitation to apply for projects funded under the Embassy Science Fellows Program (ESFP). Two proposals follow. National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme of Bangladesh: --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. Tuberculosis is a ma [...] |
2005-08-01 09:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV ECON BG |
| 05DHAKA3731 |
CDA CALLS ON MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Summary: CDA called on Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Abdul Mannan Bhuyian. He expressed confidence in the strength of the BNP four-party coalition, and stated that the recent IOJ by-election [...] |
2005-08-02 04:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ASEC PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA3733 |
PROGRESS ON BANGLADESH AML AMEMDMENTS [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Salehuddin Ahmed informed econoff July 27 that he had forwarded amendments to Bangladesh's anti-money laundering law to the Finance Minister for final review. Ahmed expects the Finance Minister will convene a senior level policy meeting within the next two weeks to [...] |
2005-08-02 07:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN BG |
| 05DHAKA3734 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STACY BONNAFFONS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Stacy Bonnaffons, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Manager of Asia Business Development based in Bangkok during her August 6-10, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial [...] |
2005-08-02 07:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | BMGT OTRA BEXP BG |
| 05DHAKA3764 |
Media Reaction: Indo-U.S. Defense Agreement; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-03 07:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3765 |
MANAGEMENT AND LABOR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EPZ LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA Chairman Hossain briefs investors on the progress in implementing the EPZ law and listened to worker's complaints about management's actions. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On July 30, laboff attended the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) monthly meeting, chair [...] |
2005-08-03 09:29:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3795 |
Cordial Bangladesh-India Trade Talks Yield Few Results [...] Summary: India and Bangladesh held trade talks August 1- 2 in Dhaka. Although both sides described the meeting as cordial, and some minor issues were addressed, there were no major breakthroughs. Both parties agreed to continue efforts to resolve pending issues. End summary. 2. The I [...] |
2005-08-04 08:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BG IN |
| 05DHAKA3797 |
DHAKA - JULY 2005 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND STATUS REPORT [...] (SBU) POST'S VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 26, 2005 AND HAS NO NEW ENTRIES TO SUBMIT FOR JULY 2005. 2. (SBU) THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY CHARG D'AFFAIRES JUDITH A. CHAMMAS. THE VVP COORDINATOR AT EMBASSY DHAKA IS CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF ELIZABETH GOURLAY. CHAMMAS [...] |
2005-08-06 23:24:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT BG |
| 05DHAKA3803 |
Media Reaction: GWOT: London Bombings, Central [...] GWOT: London Bombings ------------------------ "Ghost of Terror on Blair's shoulder" Pro-government Bangla language newspaper "Amar Desh" editorially comments (8/7): Britain is now seeing the specter of terrorism. The Last vestiges of human rights and liberalism are being eliminated with m [...] |
2005-08-07 04:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3815 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Ms. Rebecca K. Scheurer and USAID/DCHA/AA Special Assistant Ms. Jenny Marion to travel to Bangladesh on August 21 to 24, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bang [...] |
2005-08-07 05:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NP TH BG |
| 05DHAKA3816 |
BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-07 05:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA3841 |
PRE-SAARC THOUGHTS AT BANGLADESH THINK TANK SEMINAR [...] Summary: At a pre-SAARC think tank seminar on transport, trade and poverty eradiciation, Foreign Affairs Advisor Reaz Rahman, Foreign Minister Khan, and Indian MP Arjun Sengupta expressed their views on South Asian issues. End Summary. 2. On August 3, the South Asia Centre for Policy Studie [...] |
2005-08-08 00:01:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3846 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tony Hudgins on his August 14-22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of Mr. Tony Hudgins's visit is to (a) [...] |
2005-08-08 04:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3847 |
Media Reaction: GWOT: London Bombings; Dhaka [...] GWOT: London Bombings ------------------------ "Measures to expel Muslims Will Be Disastrous For Britain" An op-ed article in anti-West Bangla language newspaper "Inqilab" opines (8/8): The meeting between Muslim leaders and leaders of the British government and the opposition had generated d [...] |
2005-08-08 05:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3851 |
TEA WITH ISLAMIST FIREBRANDS [...] (C) Summary. At their initiative, four senior Islamist scholars and clerics met with CDA to defend their stance on Ahmadiyas, urge greater USG-Islamist cooperation, and promise to fight extremism "if" any is found in Bangladesh. They argued that branding Ahmadiyas as non-Muslim would make them [...] |
2005-08-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER BG PPAO |
| 05DHAKA3852 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 5 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in the country remains normal and the localized flood situation continued to improve. BDG and other humanitarian agencies are closely monitoring the situation and maintaining close cont [...] |
2005-08-08 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG IT TH NP IN |
| 05DHAKA3853 |
CHARGE MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Education Minister Faruk discussed with CDA current BNP infighting, BNP's promising prospects for the next election, RAB, and Tariq Rahman's future in the party. His observations were exceptionally frank. END SUMMARY 2. (C) On August 7, CDA met for one hour with Minister of Ed [...] |
2005-08-08 08:41:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA3854 |
BNP INFIGHTING INTENSIFIES [...] (SBU) Summary: BNP infighting has degenerated to public quarreling by ministers over patronage and other issues in Dhaka and several regional strongholds. An embarrassed BNP is trying to end the feuds, which at this point do not appear to pose a threat to the BNP's integrity or its prospects [...] |
2005-08-08 09:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER KISL BG |
| 05DHAKA3883 |
BDG PROGRESS ON ACCESSION TO UN TERROR FINANCING [...] (SBU) In reftel, post reported that BDG plans to accede to the Convention on the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism. On August 8, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Fazlul Karim confirmed to Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) that Bangladesh will be a party to the U.N Convention on t [...] |
2005-08-09 07:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER BG |
| 05DHAKA3884 |
FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FACING [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Rahman told CDA he is satisfied with the economy's performance in FY05. He cited several factors, including continued high oil prices, which may adversely affect the economy going forward. End summary. 2. (U) CDA Judith Chammas paid a courtesy call on Financ [...] |
2005-08-09 08:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KCRM KTFN BG |
| 05DHAKA3901 |
CDA PRESSES BDG ON KIBRIA CASE [...] (S) Summary. CDA told BDG officials the Kibria case continues to receive high-level USG scrutiny, and expressed frustration that since May our requests for cooperation have produced only delays and half-measures. The USG, she said, does not want to be in the awkward position of saying BDG co [...] |
2005-08-10 08:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA3903 |
INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER VISITS BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: BDG and Indian High Commission contacts describe Indian Foreign Minister Singh's visit as a positive resumption of dialogue, though little if any progress was made on key issues. The Bangladeshi focus is now on the upcoming visits of the Indian water resources and commerce minis [...] |
2005-08-10 09:25:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3905 |
PETITION TO SUSPEND GSP BENEFITS FOR BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary. BEPZA's implementation of the 2004 EPZ law has been problematic, and there are cases of serious management mistreatment of workers, but the overall picture is mixed. Therefore, in the absence of "substantial new information warranting further consideration of the issue," we belie [...] |
2005-08-10 11:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD PREL PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA3942 |
Media Reaction: GWOT: London Bombings, Israel, [...] GWOT: London Bombings ------------------------ "Is Tony Blair on the right track to combat terrorism in Britain?" An editorial page article in English language newspaper "Daily Star" by former ambassador Harun ur Rashid opines (8/10): Political observers believe the basic fault lies in t [...] |
2005-08-11 04:03:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3943 |
Media Reaction: Iran; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-11 04:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA3977 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. NOEL ANDERSON, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Noel Anderson on his o/a August 14 - August 18, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of the visit is to [...] |
2005-08-11 07:42:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG RP |
| 05DHAKA3981 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH ALKENBRACK. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Sarah Alkenbrack, Senior Research Associate, Policy Project, on her August 13- 24, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). C [...] |
2005-08-11 07:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA3982 |
RECENT CASES OF DISTURBANCES FOR MINORITY [...] (U) In the space of six weeks, there have been three reported cases of disturbances in minority communities in different parts of Bangladesh: a forced eviction of 65 indigenous and Hindu families in Dinajpur District, north west Bangladesh; Christian owned shops set on fire in Barisal Divisio [...] |
2005-08-11 08:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BG |
| 05DHAKA4009 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Peter Davis of Development Training and Services on his August 21 to August 26, 2005, visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). [...] |
2005-08-14 09:44:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA4011 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSS PROFOZICH AND GARY [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Russ Profozich, Dy. Chief of Party and Mr. Gary Staats, Sr. Consultant, Nexant SARI/E on their August 22 to August 26 and August 19 to September 03, 2005 visits respectively and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visas in [...] |
2005-08-15 03:10:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG IN |
| 05DHAKA4040 |
Media Reaction: Iranian Nuclear Program; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-16 08:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA4041 |
BDG NOMINATION FOR POST OF UNESCO EXTERNAL AUDITOR [...] (SBU) MFA informed post via diplomatic note that it is nominating Asif Ali, BDG Comptroller and Auditor General, to the post of UNESCO External Auditor for the term 2006-2011. It sought USG support for Ali's candidacy, citing Bangladesh's membership in various UN and international auditing bod [...] |
2005-08-16 09:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BG UNESCO |
| 05DHAKA4102 |
36 CAMEL JOCKEYS REPATRIATED FROM UAE [...] (SBU) On August 11, 36 Bangladeshi boys who were used as camel jockeys in the UAE were repatriated to Bangladesh. They were the first batch to return under an agreement the UAE signed in May with UNICEF. More than 150 boys are expected to return in several phases with assistance from UNICEF a [...] |
2005-08-18 08:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM BG |
| 05DHAKA4107 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 6 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is normal at present and within local coping capacity. Localized flood conditions are improving in most places. The Bangladesh Government (BDG) and relief agencies are moni [...] |
2005-08-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG IT TH NP IN |
| 05DHAKA4108 |
ZIA CUTS SHORT CHINA TRIP TO RETURN TO RATTLED [...] (S) SUMMARY: PM Zia is returning early to Bangladesh to cope with the aftermath of the 503 blasts that injured 191 and killed two. The BNP and the AL have blamed each other for the blasts, and the Awami League-led opposition has called protests for August 19 and a nationwide general strike fo [...] |
2005-08-18 11:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PTER CASC BG |
| 05DHAKA4135 |
Media Reaction: Israeli Withdrawal From Gaza; Dhaka [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-21 06:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA4151 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAN; DHAKA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII |
| 05DHAKA4152 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Paul Bell, a Local Government Association Specialist of ARD Inc. on his Sept 11, 2005 visit and grants country clearance - contingent, repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below [...] |
2005-08-22 09:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA4154 |
Bangladesh Garment Exports Post-MFA [...] Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau reports that half yearly (January - June 2005) ready made garment (RMG) exports have increased by six percent (from $3,118 to $3,302 million) compared to the same period in 2004. These results reflect higher volumes at lower prices and mask variances among RM [...] |
2005-08-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV BG |
| 05DHAKA4155 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 7 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is localized and within local coping capacity. The Bangladesh Government (BDG) and relief agencies are monitoring the situation and are in contact with key disaster partner [...] |
2005-08-22 10:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID BG IT TH NP IN BGD |
| 05DHAKA4159 |
BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
| 05DHAKA4188 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. REBEKAH EUBANKS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Rebekah Eubanks on her o/a September 03 22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myer [...] |
2005-08-23 05:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA4189 |
RAB ANNIVERSARY ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The controversial Rapid Action Battalion has developed into a popular fixture in the BDG's otherwise lowly-regarded law enforcement architecture, thanks mostly to its perceived crime-busting prowess built on its 117 "cross-fire," or extrajudicial, killings of criminal suspects. [...] |
2005-08-23 08:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BG |
| 05DHAKA4197 |
CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Dr. Jefferson Fox of East West Center on his August 27 to September 2, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of [...] |
2005-08-24 04:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BG |
| 05DHAKA4205 |
BDG MADHUPUR FOREST PROJECT STILL DISTURBING GARO [...] (C) On August 21, Poloff met with Garo community leaders at the Pirgacha Mission about the BDG National and Eco Park projects' effects on the local Garo community in the Madhupur Forest in northern Bangladesh. Father Eugene Homrich, an American priest and director of the Pirgacha Mission for t [...] |
2005-08-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAGR SENV BG |
| 05DHAKA4206 |
HEALTH MINISTER BLAMES FOREIGN SOURCES FOR AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Health Minister, CDA discussed the August 17 attacks, the general and law and order situation, and the impact on Bangladesh's image. Hussein blamed outside sources (India) for the attacks. He said the reason for political violence is not religious, it's [...] |
2005-08-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CASC PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA4207 |
AUGUST 17 BOMBING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bangladesh Government continues its investigations to determine the masterminds behind the August 17 bombings. The arrest of a former Islamic Foundation director has created significant publicity. The PM and BNP General Secretary assure the public that the BDG is doing all [...] |
2005-08-24 11:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PTER CASC BG |
| 05DHAKA425 |
BANGLADESH STRIKE WINDS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The 60-hour strike called to protest the January 27 grenade attack that killed former Awami League finance minister Kibria is winding down amid reports of scattered violence and injuries. AL MP's are boycotting tonight's delivery of President Ahmed's annual address to Parliament. [...] |
2005-01-31 10:52:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA4255 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SCOTT LAMPMAN, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes EAI/TFCA Secretariat, Director Scott Lampman to travel to Bangladesh on September 11 to 16, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below) [...] |
2005-08-29 06:06:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NP TH BG |
| 05DHAKA4268 |
BANGLADESH 2005 FLOOD CONDITION REPORT NO. 8 [...] Summary: This cable updates the information provided in the referenced cable. The monsoon was fairly active over Bangladesh during the past week. The overall flood situation in Bangladesh is localized and within local coping capacity. The flood situation continues to improve in most areas. T [...] |
2005-08-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Dhaka | ||