Cablegate: Rihs License Canceled in Bangladesh

VZCZCXRO0636
RR RUEHCI
DE RUEHKA #0816 1400725
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 200725Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY DHAKA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4091
INFO RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 1664
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 9913
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 9104
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 7938
RUEHKU/AMEMBASSY KUWAIT 0242
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1706
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL KOLKATA 0772

UNCLAS DHAKA 000816

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER KISL PGOV BG
SUBJECT: RIHS LICENSE CANCELED IN BANGLADESH

1. (U) On May 18, local media reported that the Government
of Bangladesh canceled the recently renewed registration of
the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) because of the
Kuwait-based NGO's alleged support for Islamist militancy in
Bangladesh.

2. (SBU) On May 20, an authoritative official of the
government's NGO Affairs Bureau, which is responsible for
registering foreign NGOs, confirmed to us the cancellation of
RIHS's license.
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