Document #1340595
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Information on the seven-point demand of
the Jatiya Party's (JP) is scarce among the sources consulted by
the DIRB. According to the Xinhua attachments of 9 and 11 November
1993, the JP's seven-point demand included the release of JP
chairman and former president Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the
restoration of the sub-district system and the holding of new
elections. The Xinhua attachment of 10 October 1993 briefly refers
to the first two demands. Further information could not be
found.
For information on the General Strike of 10
October 1993, please consult the attachments.
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.
Documentation
Réfugiés [Paris]. 11 October 1993.
"Bangladesh."
The Xinhua General Overseas News
Service. 11 November 1993. Pan Xiaozhu. "Roundup: Opposition Action
Escalates in Bangladesh." (NEXIS)
_____. 9 November 1993. Pan Ziaozhu.
"Roundup: Bangladesh Opposition to Stage Demonstration."
(NEXIS)
_____. 10 October 1993. "Countrywide
Strike Observed in Bangladesh." (NEXIS)
Agence France Presse (AFP). 10 October
1993a. "Opposition Activists Enforce Strike in Bangladesh."
(NEXIS)
_____. 10 October 1993b. "Thirty Injured
in Strike Clashes." (NEXIS)
Associated Press Worldstream (AP). 10
October 1993. Farid Hossain. "Police Clash With Protesters During
General Strike." (NEXIS)
Documentation
Réfugiés [Paris]. 11 October 1993.
"Bangladesh."
Reuters. 10 October 1993. BC Cycle.
"Anti-Government Strike Grips Bangladesh." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua General Overseas News
Service. 11 November 1993. Pan Xiaozhu. "Roundup: Opposition Action
Escalates in Bangladesh." (NEXIS)
_____. 9 November 1993. Pan Ziaozhu.
"Roundup: Bangladesh Opposition to Stage Demonstration."
(NEXIS)
_____. 10 October 1993. "Countrywide
Strike Observed in Bangladesh." (NEXIS)