Update to Response to Information Request BGD16765.E of 2 March 1994 on the Ghatak Dalal Nirmul and especially its relationship with the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) [BGD24979.E]

Information on the above-mentioned topic 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 country file (Bangladesh). 1994-96.

Amnesty International Report. 1995-96.

Asiaweek [Hong Kong]. 1995-96.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1994-95.

DIRB Indexed Media Report [Ottawa]. 1995-96.

The Europa World Year Book 1995. 1995.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. 1995-96.

Human Rights Watch World Report 1996. December 1995.

News from Asia Watch [New York]. 1995-96.

On-line search of news articles.