Document #1020808
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
No information as to whether the Daikin Sylhet Bani newspaper was in operation in July 1998 was found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. The only reference to the Daikin Sylhet Bani newspaper was found in a report published by the Press Institute of Bangladesh in 1998, the data used having been collected in 1995.
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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Research Summary of Eight Works
Published by the Press Institute of Bangladesh in 1998. 1998.
Press Institute of Bangladesh http://www.pressasia.org/PFA/members/8works-a.html
[Accessed 14 Nov. 2000]
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source.
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Amnesty International
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Daily Star
Dhaka Bangladesh
Dhaka Courier
Human Rights Internet
Human Rights Watch
The Independent
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eXchange
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Google
Hot Bot
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Metacrawler