Bangladesh: Information additional to Response to Information Request BGD8600 of 15 May 1991 on the treatment of supporters of the Awami League by supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and/or the government of Bangladesh since the February 1991 elections
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD13837 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bangladesh: Information additional to Response to Information Request BGD8600 of 15 May 1991 on the treatment of supporters of the Awami League by supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and/or the government of Bangladesh since the February 1991 elections, 1 April 1993, BGD13837, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aabb1c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Attached please find nine articles that provide information on a number of clashes between supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and supporters of the Awami League in the period 1991 to 1992, and on the Awami's allegation that the Government of Bangladesh seeks to suppress the Awami League.
Additional information on the above subjects is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
Attachments
The Independent [London]. 17 June 1991. "Clashes in Dhaka." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 13 March 1992. BC Cycle. "Bangladesh Student Peace Marcher Shot Dead." (NEXIS)
_____. 8 December 1991. BC Cycle. Atiqul Alam. "Rival Groups Clash During Bangladesh Strike, 16 Hurt," pp. 1-2. (NEXIS)
_____. 6 November 1991. BC Cycle. "Student Violence Closes Bangladesh Medical College." (NEXIS)
_____. 14 September 1991. BC Cycle. "Bangladesh Police Use Teargas to Keep Strikers From President." (NEXIS)
The United Press International (UPI). 13 March 1992. BC Cycle. "Bangladesh Student Leader Killed." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 4 January 1992. "Bangladeshi Opposition Stages Offenses on Ruling Party." (NEXIS)
_____. 17 August 1991. "Bangladesh Opposition Resents Government's Neglect of Rahman's Death Anniversary." (NEXIS)
_____. 4 August 1991. "Another Bangladesh College Closed Since Die After Student Clashes." (NEXIS)