Information on whether Mirza Abbas, former mayor of Dhaka, ran as a candidate in the March 1988 parliamentary elections; on his party affiliation; on his campaign in Dhaka-4 during the 1991 elections; on the Jatiya Party (JP) and Awami League (AL) candidates running against him, and on the court contestation of the Dhaka-6 1991 election results [BGD23469.E]

Information on these subjects could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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 Report. Yearly. 1989, 1992.

Asian Survey [Berkeley, Calif.]. Monthly. January to December 1991.

Bangladesh: A Country Study. 1989.

Bangladesh: State of Human Rights 1991. 1992. Dhaka: Bangladesh Manobadhikar Samonnoy Parishad/Coordinating Council for Human Rights in Bangladesh.

Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991. 1992.

DIRB. November 1995. Contextual Information Package: Bangladesh.

_____. November 1995. Human Rights Information Package: Bangladesh.

Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992.

The Europa World Year Book. Yearly. 1989, 1991.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. January to December 1991.

Human Rights in Developing Countries Yearbook. Yearly. 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. Monthly. 1988, 1991.

Refugees, Immigration and Asylum Section (RIAS), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. July 1994. Country Profile: Bangladesh.

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