Document #1310817
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Information on the Jatiya Sramik League is
scarce among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
According to the attached United Press
International (UPI) article of 3 September 1995, the Jatiya Sramik
League is the "workers wing of the Awami League." This article
discusses a violent confrontation which occurred when supporters of
the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) fired on demonstrators at an
Awami League rally that took place at the end of a 32-hour strike
(ibid.).
The attachment from the Trade Unions of the
World 1992-1993 provides brief background information on the
Bangladesh Jatiyo Sramik League. General information on trade
unions can also be found in this source, Country Reports for 1993
to 1995, and in Response to Information Request BGD21351.EX of 6
October 1995. These last two publications are available at Regional
Documentation Centres.
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
additional sources consulted in researching this Information
Request.
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September 1995. BC Cycle. "Three Killed in Bangladeshi Violence."
(NEXIS)
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1991. 3rd edition. Revised and updated by Martin Upham. London:
Longman Group UK, pp. 32-36.
United Press International (UPI). 3
September 1995. BC Cycle. "Three Killed in Bangladeshi Violence."
(NEXIS)
Amnesty International (AI). April 1993.
Bangladesh: A Summary of Human Rights Concerns. (AI Index: ASA
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