Cablegate: Leahy Vetting for Ata - Maritime Port Harbor Security

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DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security
Management from October 5-23, 2009.

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

2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in
the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October
5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that
vetting be completed by September 15 to provide sufficient time for
processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for
the following candidates:

1. Name: Zahiufl Alim, pcs
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: August 5, 1962, Pirozpur

2. Name: M Kamrul Haque Chowdhury, psc
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: April 10, 1964, Munshiganj

3. Name: M Zakaria Khan
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: August 1, 1963, Tangail

4. Name: M Rashed Ali, psc
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: August 26, 1964, Khulna

5. Name: AA Mamun Chowdhury, psc
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: August 5, 1967, Chittagong

6. Name: M Ziaul Haque, psc
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: February 2, 1971, Dhaka

7. Name: M Manzur Hossain
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: August 11, 1967, Barisal

8. Name: S E Mohiuddin
Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: July 24, 1971, Bhola

9. Name: M Mahbubur Rahman
Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: October 27, 1977, Patuakhali

10. Name: M H Moula
Rank: Lt. Commander
DOB: December 30, 1977, Cox's Bazar

11. Name: M Bashir Ahmed, psc
Rank: Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: May 20, 1962, Narshingdi

12. Name: M Ashraf Uddin, psc
Rank: Commander
DOB: July 7, 1969, Barisal

13. Name: M Rabiul Islam
Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: December 30, 1974, Faridpur

14. Name: K E Kanchan
Rank: Lt. Commander, Bangladesh Navy
DOB: August 10, 1979, Natore

15. Name: Fahid Abdullah
Rank: Lt. Commander
DOB: January 15, 1979, Chadpur

16. Name: Mohammad Tanvir Rahman
Rank: Assistant Harbor Master
DOB: November 1, 1977, Noakhali

17. Name: Faozia Rahman
Rank: Assistant Chemist
DOB: October 11, 1968, Sylhet

18. Name: Md. Abul Kalam Khan
Rank: Sr. Electrical Engineer
DOB: April 8, 1966, Manikganj

19. Name: Foridul Alam
Rank: Captain
DOB: January 30, 1968, Chittagong

20. Name: Howlader Akram Hossain
Rank: Lt. Commander
DOB: June 12, 1965, Bagerhat

21. Name: Jazirul Islam
Rank: Captain
DOB: November 1, 1970, Feni

22. Name: Halima Begum
Rank: Sr. Training Officer
DOB: September 15, 1961, Chadpur

23. Name: Mohammad Enamul Haque, psc
Rank: Commander
DOB: October 3, 1963, Narshidi

24. Name: M S Rahman Howlader
Rank: Lt. Commander
DOB: May 25, 1962, Barisal
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 individual or
unit."

4. Post Human Rights Officer is David Arulanantham, unclass
e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov.

5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these
individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in
gross violations of human rights.

Moriarty

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