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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02KATHMANDU371 |
FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...] |
2002-02-15 09:41:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO |
| 05DHAKA1218 |
CHILD MARRIAGE IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) After consulting with government officials, the NGO community and UN agencies stationed in Dhaka, Embassy Dhaka is pleased to respond to the Child Marriage survey sent out by Washington. A. The legal age of marriage in Bangladesh is 18 for girls and 21 for boys. There is not a lower leg [...] |
2005-03-17 07:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN ECON BD |
| 05DHAKA1407 |
SENIOR-LEVEL BDG PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE REJECTS [...] The BDG Cabinet Purchase Committee on March 22 rejected two tender awards, explicitly citing corruption in one case and serious irregularities in the other. The action was a welcome demonstration that the BDG can act against corruption when it chooses to do so. In a highly unusual move, the [...] |
2005-03-24 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KCRM PREL BD |
| 05DHAKA4089 |
AT LEAST 300 COORDINATED SMALL BLASTS ROCK [...] (S) Summary. Between 1100 and 1130 local, at least 300 small blasts rocked Dhaka and virtually every other Bangladeshi city,injurying several dozen and killing two. Apparently identical leaflets in the name of the banned Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh were recovered at the sites demanding imp [...] |
2005-08-17 11:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PTER CASC BD |
| 05DHAKA4090 |
AT LEAST 300 COORDINATED SMALL BLASTS ROCK [...] (S) Summary. Between 1100 and 1130 local, at least 300 small blasts rocked Dhaka and virtually every other Bangladeshi city,injurying several dozen and killing two. Apparently identical leaflets in the name of the banned Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh were recovered at the sites demanding imp [...] |
2005-08-17 12:00:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | PGOV PTER CASC BD |
| 05DHAKA4390 |
UNDP INITIATES CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS ACTION [...] (C) Summary: UNDP and donor ambassadors met on enhancing economic development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). UNDP's Lissner said he plans to have UN Secretary General Kofi Annan raise the CHT when he meets with Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at the UNGA. Charge briefed ambassadors on her Au [...] |
2005-09-06 07:02:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV BD |
| 05DHAKA4727 |
RINGSHINE WRWC MEMBERS AND MANAGERS START LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On September 19, in a house in the Dhaka diplomatic enclave, Ringshine management, members of the Ringshine Workers Recreational and Welfare Committee (WRWC), and USAID-funded Solidarity Center (SC) met to start labor training sessions. No representative from BEPZA was present. E [...] |
2005-09-19 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL BD |
| 05DHAKA4848 |
BANGLADESH: WORKERS RIGHTS IN EPZ'S [...] (SBU) On September 25, CDA presented demarche (reftel) to Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Reaz Rahman, who expressed appreciation for USG concerns on workers rights but reiterated BDG concerns that unfettered trade unionism could politicize and undermine the most efficient industrial [...] |
2005-09-26 11:38:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB BD USTR |
| 05DHAKA512 |
INFORMAL MEETING ON DDA - BANGLADESH PARTICIPATION [...] According to MinCommerce Additional Secretary Mohammed Sirajul Islam, Bangladesh will be represented at the February 12 informal meeting (reftel) only/only by its PermRep in Geneva, Ambassador Toufiq Ali. There will be no participation from Dhaka, due to BDG budget constraints. 2. On Feb [...] |
2005-02-03 09:36:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AORC BD WTRO WTO |
| 05DHAKA6275 |
VISITING THE MEGA-MADRASSA OF AN ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: Maulana Kamaluddin Jafri is the principal of a growing 2,000 student Saudi-backed madrassah complex. He condemns JMB violence but speculates the U.S., India, the Awami League, and an international Jewish "conspiracy" might be the JMB's true patrons. In a cordial meeting with polo [...] |
2005-12-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV BD BG |
| 05KINGSTON1037 |
DEMARCH DELIVERED: WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Responding to reftel request, Charge on April 5 communicated talking points by telephone to Gilbert Scott, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, and to Barbara James, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry Tourism. Both were interested in the issue and appreciated the advance [...] |
2005-04-14 20:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | JM AADP AMGT CASC CMGT CPAS KPAO KCSY KHLS PGOV PREL CA BD XL XM |
| 05NEWDELHI2185 |
MEA DEFENDS RECORD ON BURMA AHEAD OF FM SINGH TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (SE Asia I) Mitra Vashishta defended India's policies in Burma in a March 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, suggesting that progress on democratic reforms was dependent on engagement with the Burmese body politic, and warning that the USG focus on Aung San Suu K [...] |
2005-03-22 12:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG PTER IN BM BD |
| 05NEWDELHI5318 |
INDIA REVIVES TOP-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Meetings between the Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh in New Delhi on June 21-22 provided the first opportunity after a two year gap for the nations' top diplomats to turn around deteriorating relations by airing disagreements, reviving several working groups, and plann [...] |
2005-07-11 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KCRM KWMN ETRD ENRG BD IN |
| 05NEWDELHI5913 |
INDIAN SUPREME COURT DEFENDS ASSAM AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Amidst continuing anguish over the growing number of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India, the Supreme Court on July 13 repealed the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) (IMDT) Act in Assam, marking a victory for the BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and paving the way [...] |
2005-07-29 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PINS SMIG PREL BD IN |
| 05NEWDELHI6414 |
MEA UNSURPRISED BUT ANXIOUS IN REACTION TO BANGLA [...] (C) Summary: The MEA told us that the few indicators so far available point to the Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh as author of the August 17 bombing wave. The MEA further theorized that the terrorists' goal was to demonstrate organization and sophistication. Delhi views Bangladesh's terrori [...] |
2005-08-18 16:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA |
| 05NEWDELHI6694 |
MEA EAGER TO WORK WITH US ON BANGLADESH AND SRI [...] (C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting, new MEA Joint Secretary for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Mohan Kumar SIPDIS agreed to the need for greater information sharing and policy coordination between GOI and USG on Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Stressing that Bangladesh is "India's most impo [...] |
2005-08-31 14:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA |
| 05NEWDELHI7767 |
SECOND ANNUAL SOUTH ASIA POLITICAL REPORTING [...] (U) Summary: The September 29 South Asia Political Reporting Officers' Conference in New Delhi brought together almost 50 officers and FSNs from Indian consulates, South Asian countries, the broader region and Washington to discuss recent developments. Participants discussed the July 18 Indo [...] |
2005-10-05 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER BD PK NP IN |
| 06DHAKA1044 |
COLLABORATION FOR BASIC SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS [...] (SBU) Summary: The BDG is overhauling its public education system with the help of international partners. Post has supplemented these activities by focusing on USAID-funded pre-school education programs that include math and science elements. The Public Affairs section has also been involved [...] |
2006-03-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL SENV BD |
| 06DHAKA2523 |
BANGLADESH DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-01 06:34:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM UNHCR PREL BD |
| 06DHAKA3188 |
U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-01 11:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BD |
| 06DHAKA353 |
HARTAL KICKS OFF NEW OPPOSITION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On January 22, the Awami League led a nationwide strike (hartal) called to protest the recent activities of the Election Commission (EC), including the recent appointment of two controversial Commissioners and the EC's apparent determination to continue creating a new voter role (reftel [...] |
2006-01-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BD BGD |
| 06DHAKA361 |
HOME MINISTER ASSURES PEACE CORPS OF FULL [...] (C) Summary: Home Minister of State Babar told Peace Corps Chief of Security that security would be tightened at all Peace Corps sites and urged Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) are staying and urged that the organization remain in Bangladesh so as not to give in to the terrorists. 2. (SBU) O [...] |
2006-01-24 12:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC BD BG |
| 06DHAKA5201 |
BANGLADESH ISLAMI UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff visited Bangladesh Islami University, a new Bangladesh private university with Saudi Arabian connections. Secretary General Maulana Jafri discussed his university's expansion plans, asked for U.S. assistance, and denied any plans to run for office. End Summary. 2. (S [...] |
2006-08-15 06:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KISL KCRM PGOV BD |
| 06DHAKA5933 |
IMF PRGF REVIEW TEAM GENERALLY POSITIVE,BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IMF team met with BDG officials and with donor countries in preparation for Executive Board review of the next $71 Million tranche under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The tone of the IMF team's meeting and informal discussions with donor countries was [...] |
2006-09-20 01:35:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IMF BG BD |
| 06DHAKA723 |
BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED APPROACHING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-12 07:23:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO BD |
| 06DHAKA746 |
THREATENING LETTER AGAINST FOREIGN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) On 02/12/2006, RSO was informed by the Canadian High Commission Security Officer that the Swiss Embassy received a general threat against foreign missions reportedly by the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The message was sent via letter and a scanned copy was sent to RSO. In these l [...] |
2006-02-12 10:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BD PTER |
| 06DHAKA760 |
OPPOSITION LEADER RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT: DEMANDS [...] (SBU) On the evening of February 12, opposition leader Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League (AL) returned to Parliament ending a nearly 14 month boycott. Under Parliamentary rules, the AL had until February 14 to take their seats or forfeit them. On July 14, 2004 the AL walked out of Parliament [...] |
2006-02-13 08:27:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BD BGD |
| 06DHAKA866 |
JAMAATUL MUJAHEDIN AND LAW AND ORDER IN RAJSHAHI [...] (C) Summary: Residents of Rajshahi told poloff that Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) were once considered favorably when, at first, JMB fought back against the Sharbahara, "leftist" criminals who had plagued citizens for decades. However, the JMB began demanding money for their protection [...] |
2006-02-16 08:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV BD BG BGD |
| 06DHAKA932 |
REPRESENTATIVE CROWLEY MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On February 21, Representative Joseph Crowley began his visit to Dhaka by laying a wreath at the monument to the Bangla Language Movement in commemoration of National Language Day. Mr. Crowley, accompanied by USAID Mission Director George and poloff (notetaker), met separately with lea [...] |
2006-02-23 02:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM BD |
| 06NEWDELHI1850 |
GOI HOPING FOR POSITIVE BANGLADESH PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Prime Minister Zia's March 20-23 visit to New Delhi, reciprocating Prime Minister Singh's visit to Dhaka in November 2005, reflects in large part Singh's sustained efforts and desire to ease long-standing bilateral tensions. Zia is expected to attend a ceremonial rece [...] |
2006-03-17 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD PTER EINV PBTS IN BD |
| 07DHAKA457 |
BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS REACTION TO SECOND [...] (C) Summary. Businessmen are starting to express concern about the lack of transparency with the government's anti-corruption lists, particularly as they pertain to several well-regarded businessmen. Meanwhile, an Awami League politician says his inclusion on the lists is being used by senior [...] |
2007-03-19 09:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KDEM PREL PGOV BD |
| 07DHAKA459 |
BUSINESSMEN AND POLITICIANS REACTION TO SECOND [...] (C) Summary. Businessmen are starting to express concern about the lack of transparency with the government's anti-corruption lists, particularly as they pertain to several well-regarded businessmen. Meanwhile, an Awami League politician says his inclusion on the lists is being used by senior [...] |
2007-03-19 23:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KDEM PREL PGOV BD |
| 08NEWDELHI799 |
INDIA SAYS NO TO REQUEST FOR UNAMID ASSETS [...] (C) In a follow up to refs A and B, PolCouns spoke on March 14 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (United Nations Political) Sanjiv Arora, urging SIPDIS India to contribute transport and logistics assets to the United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in [...] |
2008-03-17 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO SU AN SA BD PA IN |
| 08STATE23831 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS UNITS [...] This is an action request. See paras 4 - 6. Objective --------- 2. To encourage host countries with appropriate capabilities to contribute the ground transport and logistics assets sought by the UN-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and for which there are cur [...] |
2008-03-07 15:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KPKO SU IN AN SA BD PA |
| 09DHAKA120 |
PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR BANGLADESH WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL [...] (C) The new government must immediately take steps to try those suspected of committing war crimes during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence, said a resolution the Awami League-dominated parliament passed unanimously January 29. Those pushing for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal a [...] |
2009-02-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM PHUM KAWC KISL BD |
| 09DHAKA122 |
GOB'S CHIEF IMAM APPOINTMENT RUFFLES FEATHERS [...] (SBU) An early challenge to the Awami League government from its religio-cultural as well as political opposition led to a security force crack-down at Dhaka's central mosque January 30. The move came after protesters objecting to the January 1 appointment of a new khatib (chief imam) at the n [...] |
2009-02-03 09:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL BD |
| 09HAMILTON120 |
BERMUDA: PREMIER GIVES UNITY SPEECH, TOUCHES ON RELATIONS [...] (U) In a wide-ranging televised speech to the people of Bermuda on October 15 - three weeks prior to the November 6 Throne Speech - Premier Ewart Brown used Bermuda's 400th birthday to call for unity. Brown defended his government's performance during the global economic recession. He al [...] |
2009-10-16 20:00:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL CVIS BD |
| 09HAMILTON130 |
UNITED BERMUDA PARTY REELECTS KIM SWAN AS OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (U) After months of heightened internal dissension, the beleaguered opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) came together on November 5 to reelect Kim Swan as Opposition Leader, just in time for the reconvening of Parliament on November 6. UBP members had criticized Swan for being too slow [...] |
2009-11-06 19:41:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BD |
| 09HAMILTON132 |
BERMUDA: GOVERNMENT PRESENTS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR COMING [...] (U) Governor Sir Richard Gozney reconvened Parliament on November 6 and delivered the Throne Speech setting out the Government of Bermuda's (GOB) legislative agenda for the coming year. Speaking on behalf of the government, the Governor put the spotlight on education and youth and the ne [...] |
2009-11-10 20:01:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI CVIS BD |
| 09HAMILTON133 |
STATUS OF H1N1 IN BERMUDA: 16 CASES [...] (U) The Government of Bermuda (GOB) has reported six new confirmed cases of H1N1 on the Island in October and one in late September, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases from 10 (REFTEL) to 16 in Bermuda as of October 31. According to the Department of Health's website, [...] |
2009-11-10 20:40:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT KFLU TF BD |
| 09HAMILTON134 |
BERMUDA ON OECD'S "WHITE LIST", WARDING OFF "TAX HAVEN [...] (SBU) In June 2009, the Government of Bermuda moved onto the OECD's "white list" with the signing of the minimum required 12 Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs). Bermuda Government officials and international businesses hope that Bermuda's placement on the white list will deter possibl [...] |
2009-11-12 19:05:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BD |
| 09HAMILTON136 |
BERMUDA'S FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS: PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Bermuda Customs describes Bermuda as a point of destination for drugs because of the high street value garnered as compared with street values in the U.S. The Bermuda Department of National Drug Control (DNDC) has documented an increasing use of illicit drugs in Bermuda, and a May [...] |
2009-11-13 15:23:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SOCI PGOV BD |
| 09HAMILTON142 |
STATUS OF H1N1 IN BERMUDA: 19 CASES [...] (U) As of November 28, the Government of Bermuda (GOB) has reported three new confirmed cases of H1N1 on the Island in November, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 19 from 16 on November 10 (REFTEL A). Of those, 17 were residents and 2 were visitors, up from one v [...] |
2009-12-02 20:31:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT KFLU TF BD |
| 09HAMILTON147 |
BERMUDA: ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (U) Since the arrival of Hamilton's first female Consul General at post in August, women's groups in Bermuda have been reaching out to the U.S. Consulate. Previously the Consulate had not done much work on women's issues, but the Consulate is now exploring the particular areas of interes [...] |
2009-12-18 20:13:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN XG PHUM SOCI BD |
| 09HAMILTON148 |
STATUS OF H1N1 IN BERMUDA: 23 CASES [...] (U) As of December 12, the Government of Bermuda (GOB) has reported four new confirmed cases of H1N1 on the Island in December, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 23 from 19 on November 28 (REFTEL A). Of those, 21 were residents and 2 were visitors. According to [...] |
2009-12-18 20:14:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT KFLU TF BD |
| 09HAMILTON92 |
STATUS OF H1N1 IN BERMUDA: TEN CASES [...] The government of Bermuda (GOB) continues to follow WHO guidelines for Pandemic Alert Level Phase Six and prominently posts H1N1 updates, facts, health tips and contact information on its Department of Health website: www.health.gov.bm . Bermuda's Minister of Health stated in June that [...] |
2009-08-28 17:04:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT KFLU TF BD |
| 09KOLKATA153 |
FRESH AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) On May 27, the GOI's central Ministry of Agriculture confirmed a new outbreak of avian influenza among poultry at Hemtabad in the North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. Hemtabad is located about 490 KM north of Kolkata and 20 KM from the border with Bangladesh. Contacts in West Bengal' [...] |
2009-06-08 04:44:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD |
| 09KOLKATA28 |
NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) On January 30, the Indian Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in West Bengal's Coochbehar district. The two avian influenza (AI) epicenters are in the villages of Nagar Bhagni and Uttar Dangkoba, in two non-contiguous administrative blocks of the district. The [...] |
2009-02-06 05:13:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD |
| 09KOLKATA43 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN WEST BENGAL'S SOUTH [...] (SBU) On February 17, the Principal Secretary of West Bengal's Animal Resources Development (ARD) Department confirmed the presence of avian influenza (AI) H5N1 virus in backyard poultry of Barmahar village in South Dinajpur district. The latest epicenter is located approximately 300 km north [...] |
2009-02-20 04:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN BD |
| 09KUALALUMPUR84 |
BANGLADESH ENVOY DECLINES TO RETURN TO DHAKA [...] (C) Bangladesh High Commissioner M. Khairuzzaman, together with spouse Rieta Rahman, called on the Ambassador January 30 and explained that he did not intend to return to Dhaka to face what he termed politically motivated and renewed charges related to the 1975 assassination of Bangladesh fou [...] |
2009-02-09 05:54:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF BD MY |
| 10HAMILTON11 |
BERMUDA: 2009 WORST YEAR FOR ARRESTS, FIREARMS AND GANGS [...] (SBU) Confirming what residents already know, Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva revealed that 2009 was the worst year on record for crimes involving arrests generally and guns and gangs specifically. There was also a 40 percent jump in the number of arrests over 2008. However, post now [...] |
2010-01-15 19:47:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC SOCI BD |
| 10HAMILTON12 |
CORRECTED COPY: BERMUDA'S 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] U.S. Consulate General Hamilton provides this corrected copy of the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2009-2010 INCSR (REFTEL A). Post has updated responses to questions (45) and (55), see paragraphs 30 and 44.. GENERAL QUESTIONS 2. (18) Yes. An ov [...] |
2010-01-15 21:47:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIM KTFN SNAR PGOV BD |
| 10HAMILTON14 |
BERMUDA DIRECTS BERMUDA FIRMS TO CEASE DOING BUSINESS WITH [...] (U) The Government of Bermuda (GOB) has taken expeditious and concrete steps to comply with international sanctions against Iran with the passage of new legislation and directives that strengthen Bermuda's Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing (AML/ATF) regime. On January 15, 20 [...] |
2010-01-19 19:19:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KCRM PGOV PREL BD |
| 10HAMILTON15 |
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y BERMUDA'S 2009-2010 [...] U.S. Consulate General Hamilton provides this corrected copy of the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2009-2010 INCSR (REFTEL A). Post has re-numbered the paragraphs beginning with paragraph 40. GENERAL QUESTIONS 2. (18) Yes. An overseas territory o [...] |
2010-01-19 20:03:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGIV BD |
| 10HAMILTON16 |
BERMUDA: FBI GANG TRAINING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) The FBI and the Government of Bermuda (GOB) have begun a partnership to address the spike in gang-related violent crime in Bermuda, which has seen five shooting deaths in under twelve months. FBI personnel conducted two days of gang training on January 5-6 for sixty police and pros [...] |
2010-01-22 20:53:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM CASC PREL SOCI BD |
| 10HAMILTON17 |
BERMUDA OUTREACH ON ESTA COMPLIANCE [...] Post has worked in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance officers to inform Bermudians and third country nationals resident in Bermuda about mandatory compliance with ESTA provisions. Post issued a press release on January 21, 2010 and recently updated its [...] |
2010-01-22 20:58:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT KPAO BD |
| 10HAMILTON18 |
BERMUDA POLICE SERVICE RELEASES FAR-REACHING 2010 POLICING [...] (SBU) On January 21, Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva publicly released the Bermuda Police Service's (BPS) Policing Plan for 2010. It is an ambitious strategy aimed at making Bermuda a safer place to live, work and visit. The plan takes a four-pronged approach to policing, which Desil [...] |
2010-01-22 21:02:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PREL SOCI BD |
| 10HAMILTON20 |
BERMUDA: H1N1 UPDATE - JANUARY 29, 2010 [...] (U) Due to a misprint by the Royals Gazette on January 7, 2010, the Department of Health has clarified that "There have been no confirmed deaths due to influenza A/H1N1. However, there has been reported a death in a person with influenza and a death in a person with confirmed influenza A/ [...] |
2010-01-30 01:14:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT KFLU TF BD |
| 10HAMILTON21 |
BERMUDA WATERS PART OF RESEARCH INTO PLASTIC POLLUTION [...] (U) Local environmental group, Greenrock, hosted Global Pangaea Explorations, the owner of the research vessel "Sea Dragon," which is engaged in the first comprehensive study of plastic pollution in the world's oceans. The "Sea Dragon" was in Bermuda as part of a research voyage across t [...] |
2010-02-01 14:07:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV BD |
| 10HAMILTON3 |
STATUS OF H1N1 IN BERMUDA: 25 CASES [...] (U) A front-page article in the January 7th edition of the daily Royal Gazette quoted Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Cann, "There have been two deaths recorded in Bermudians with influenza, including one laboratory confirmed case of 2009 H1N1 influenza." However, it is unclear whether th [...] |
2010-01-07 15:05:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT KFLU TF BD |
| 10HAMILTON30 |
BERMUDA: MIGRANT WORKER ABUSE NOW ON THE RADAR SCREEN [...] (SBU) Bermuda is one of the most affluent countries in the world, but migrant workers at the lower end of the economy in the construction, hospitality and domestic service industries are vulnerable to workplace abuse. An estimated two-three dozen guest workers complained about labor abus [...] |
2010-02-19 19:36:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV BD |
| 10HAMILTON31 |
BERMUDA: AUDITORS GENERAL CALL ON POLICE TO INVESTIGATE [...] (U) Reports by both the current and former auditors general found evidence of massive mismanagement of government funds and recommended that police investigate four cases of overspending and/or lack of oversight and poor internal controls. A 2007/08 report by the former auditor general, [...] |
2010-02-23 18:55:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KCRM BD |
| 10HAMILTON32 |
BERMUDA INSURERS REVERSE 2008 LOSSES WITH HUGE POFITS IN [...] (U) The February 22 edition of the daily Royal Gazette reported that 17 U.S.-listed property and casualty re/insurance companies based on the Island reversed 2008 losses of just over USD one billion with high profits of USD 11.7 billion in 2009. The list of 17 did not include London-listed [...] |
2010-02-23 19:18:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BD |
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BERMUDA: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] U.S. Consulate General Hamilton provides the following answers in response to questions for the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2009-2010 INCSR in REFTEL, referenced in parentheses. GENERAL QUESTIONS 2. (18) Yes. An overseas territory of the Unite [...] |
2010-01-12 19:46:00 | Consulate Hamilton | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV BD |
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WEST BENGAL LAYS FORMER CHIEF MINISTER JYOTI BASU TO REST [...] (U) Jyoti Basu, former West Bengal Chief Minister and co-founder of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M), died January 17 in Kolkata. The 95 year old Basu succumbed to pneumonia after two weeks of hospitalization (Reftel). 2. (U) The West Bengal government closed on January 18 [...] |
2010-01-19 12:18:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IN BD |