Cablegate: Human Rights Vetting for Legal Aspects In

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DEPT. FOR SCA/PB ATTN: BRENT CHRISTENSEN
DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG
DEPT FOR DRL ATTN: ROD MORGAN OR LEROY POTTS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS IN
COMBATING TERRORISM COURSE, AUGUST 12-16, 2007

1. This is an action request. See para three.

2. The following candidates have been selected for
participation in the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism
Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh from August 12-16, 2007. Post
vetting was completed on August 1, 2007. Post requests that
vetting be completed by August 11, 2007, to provide
sufficient time for processing. Post requests the
department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates:

Name: Mohammad Ismail Hossain Siraji
Rank: Wing Commander
Unit: 203 Maintenance Unit
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 7981
Date of Birth: 22 Oct 58
Place of Birth: Bogra

Name: Sarker Ali Akbar
Rank: Wing Commander
Unit: BAF Base Kurmitola
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8443
Date of Birth: 1 Mar 66
Place of Birth: Sirajgonj

Name: Mohammad Mostaque Helalur Rahman
Rank: Wing Commander
Unit: BAF Base Bashar
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8341
Date of Birth: 1 Oct 65
Place of Birth: Gaibandha

Name: Mahmud Mehedi Hussain
Rank: Wing Commander
Unit: 8 Squadron
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8515
Date of Birth: 25 Oct 71
Place of Birth: Dhaka

Name: Ferdous Mannan
Rank: Squadron Leader
Unit: Directorate of Air Defense, Air HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8416
Date of Birth: 8 Sep 70
Place of Birth: Pabna

Name: Mohammad Maksudul Alam
Rank: Squadron Leader
Unit: Directorate of Air Engineering, Air HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8615
Date of Birth: 15 Feb 73
Place of Birth: Jamalpur

Name: Ahmad Barkatey Khoda
Rank: Squadron Leader
Unit: 5 Squadron
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8619
Date of Birth: 13 Feb 76
Place of Birth: Rangpur

Name: Mohammad Tahidul Islam
Rank: Squadron Leader
Unit: Air Headquarters (U)
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8569
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 70
Place of Birth: Magura

Name: M A Awal Hossain
Rank: Wing Commander
Unit: 101 Special Flying Unit
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 8250
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 67
Place of Birth: Dhaka

Name: Mohammad Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan
Rank: Colonel
Unit: Central Ordnance Depot

Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 2044
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 59
Place of Birth: Comilla

Name: A H M Mokbul Hossain
Rank: Colonel
Unit: Supply & Transport Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number:1999
Date of Birth: 17 Feb 58
Place of Birth: Bogra

Name: Mohammad Didarul Alam
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: Inspection of Technical Development Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 1995
Date of Birth:26 Oct 59
Place of Birth: Chittagong

Name: Tarequl Alam Khan
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: Military Trg Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 2168
Date of Birth: 1 Mar 59
Place of Birth: Chittagong

Name: Mohammad Abdul Kader
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: Weapons, Eqpt & Statistics Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 2788
Date of Birth: 13 Apr 60
Place of Birth: Mymensingh

Name: Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: Personnel Secretariat Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 2829
Date of Birth: 15 Oct 64
Place of Birth: Chittagong

Name: Mohammad Nurul Huda
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: Works Dte
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 3209
Date of Birth: 31 Jan 62
Place of Birth: Jamalpur

Name: A S M Masud Iqbal
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: 901 Central Workshop
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 3317
Date of Birth: 1 May 61
Place of Birth: Madaripur

Name: Mohammad Shariful Islam Molla
Rank: Major
Unit: Weapons Eqpt & Statistics, army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 3155
Date of Birth: 10 Jul 66
Place of Birth: Narail

Name: Nasim Hossain
Rank: Major
Unit: Military Training Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 3260
Date of Birth: 31 Jan 67
Place of Birth: Kishorgonj

Name: Mohammad Masud Karim
Rank: Major
Unit: Welfare & Rehabilitation Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 3835
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 69
Place of Birth: Chapai Nababgonj

Name: Mohammad Humayun Kabir
Rank: Major
Unit: Ordnance Directorate, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 4235
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 71
Place of Birth: Gazipur

Name: Kazi Momrez Mahmud
Rank: Major
Unit: Supply & Transport Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 4313
Date of Birth: 3 Jun 72
Place of Birth: Comilla

Name: Emran Ahmed Chowdhury
Rank: Major
Unit: Personnel Administration Dte Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 4453
Date of Birth: 12 Jan 72
Place of Birth: Feni

Name: Shams Mohammed Shoeb Pervez
Rank: Major
Unit: Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Dte, Army HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 4996
Date of Birth: 26 May 73
Place of Birth: Gazipur

Name: Emarat Hossain
Rank: Major
Unit: Army School of Physical Training & School
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 5417
Date of Birth: 5 Apr 73
Place of Birth: Madaripur

Name: Raisul Islam
Rank: Major
Unit: Military Intelligence Directorate
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 5490
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 77
Place of Birth: Gazipur

Name: Ekramul Haque Mohammad Al Mahbub
Rank: Commander
Unit: BNS Ali Haider
Unit Location: It is a ship.
Personal Number: 392
Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1964
Place of Birth: Mymensingh

Name: Mohammad Loqman Chowdhury
Rank: Commander
Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 302
Date of Birth: 16 Dec 60
Place of Birth: Sylhet

Name: Abu Mohammad Akik
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: BNS Haji Mohsin
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 722
Date of Birth: 13 Nov 1967
Place of Birth: Magura

Name: Mohammad Moshiur Rahman
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: Naval HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 967
Date of Birth: 14 May 73
Place of Birth: Moulvi Bazar

Name: Shamshed Mohammad Zamil Hossain
Rank: Commander
Unit: Naval HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 672

Date of Birth: 2 Sep 68
Place of Birth:Feni

Name: Mustafa Kamal Naser
Rank: Commander
Unit: BNS Jamuna
Unit Location: It is a ship
Personal Number: 685
Date of Birth: 14 Oct 68
Place of Birth: Kurigram

Name: Mohammad Enamul Haque
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: Narayangonj Dockyard
Unit Location: Narayangonj
Personal Number: 1137
Date of Birth: 1 Jan 74
Place of Birth: Comilla

Name: Mohammad Shariful Haque Khan
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: BNS Duranta
Unit Location: It is a ship
Personal Number: 1109
Date of Birth: 23 Aug 74
Place of Birth: Maimensing

Name: Al Amin Chowdhury
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Unit: BNS Ulka
Unit Location: It is a ship
Personal Number: 1088
Date of Birth: 27 Feb 76
Place of Birth: Dhaka

Name: Mushfiqur Rahman
Rank: Colonel
Unit: Sector HQ, Bangladesh Rifles
Unit Location: Comilla
Personal Number: 2215
Date of Birth: 15 Jul 1960
Place of Birth: Tangail

Name: Mohammad Abdul Gani
Rank: Commander
Unit: Coast Guard HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 551
Date of Birth: 15 Oct 66
Place of Birth: Comilla

Name: Mohammed Masud Alam
Rank: Chandpur
Unit: Coast Guard HQ
Unit Location: Dhaka
Personal Number: 1086
Date of Birth: 31 Dec 75
Place of Birth: Chandpur

Name: Murtaza Ahmed Mozumder
Rank: Major
Unit: CTIC, National Security Intelligence (NSI)
Unit Location:
Personal Number: 3007
Date of Birth: 8 Dec 65
Place of Birth: Peshawar, Pakistan

3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post
to make the following statement to the relevant DOD units:
"Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no
credible information of gross violations of human rights by
the above named individuals or units."

4. Post Human Rights Officer is Luke Zahner, unclass
e-mail:zahnerlv@state.gov.

5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate this
individual or any unit he has served in has been involved in
gross violations of human rights.
PASI

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