Information on the contents of the 7 point charter of the Jatiya Party (JP) for the General Strike of 10 October 1993; and on the strike itself [BGD21697.E]

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.

References

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)

Attachments

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)