No reports of a women's organization called Dhruborata Nari Sangstha, which operates in the district of Barguna (Borgana, Burguna), could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

Amnesty International. October 1994.

Bangladesh: Fundamental Rights of Women Violated with Virtual Impunity.

Ain O Salesh Kendra (ASK)/Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)/Odhikar. January 1997.

Human Rights in Bangladesh 1996.

Arguing with the Crocodile: Gender and Class in Bangladesh. 1992.
Bangladesh Statistical Bureau. January 1997.

Statistical Pocketbook of Bangladesh 1996.

Coordinating Council For Human Rights in Bangladesh (CCHRB). 31 January 1996.

State of Human Rights in Bangladesh 1995.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Yearly. 1997, 1998, 1999.

Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide. 1993.

Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. 1996.

Toward Beijing and Beyond: Women Shaping Policies in Areas of Concern. August 1995.
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML). 1996.

Fatwas Against Women in Bangladesh.

_____. September 1994.

Women's Reproductive Rights in Muslim Communities and Countries.

_____. Various publications, various dates.

Women's Movements of the World. 1988.

Electronic sources: IRB Databases.

Non-documentary sources:

Unsuccessful attempts to contact three oral sources.