Bangladesh: Information on former prime minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed since December 1990, including the area he comes from, the date and circumstances under which he was released after his May 1991 arrest, details of his December 1992 trip abroad for medical reasons and whether he has been rearrested since his release
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD17047.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bangladesh: Information on former prime minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed since December 1990, including the area he comes from, the date and circumstances under which he was released after his May 1991 arrest, details of his December 1992 trip abroad for medical reasons and whether he has been rearrested since his release, 1 April 1994, BGD17047.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aac11c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to AFP, former prime minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed, who had been suffering from high blood pressure, was freed from the prison cell of a hospital in December 1991 after the Bangaldeshi High Court granted him bail (6 Dec. 1991). According to the source, the bail would be withdrawn if the former prime minister "was in any way found interfering or influencing with investigations into graft charges against him" (ibid.).
Sources currently available to the DIRB do not provide information on the area the former prime minister comes from, his medical trip abroad and his re-arrest since December 1991.
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.
Reference
Agence France Presse (AFP). [Hong Kong, in English]. 6 December 1991. "Former Prime Minster Ahmed Released from Jail." (FBIS-NES-91-235 6 Dec. 1991, p. 41)
Attachment
Agence France Presse (AFP). [Hong Kong, in English]. 6 December 1991. "Former Prime Minster Ahmed Released from Jail." (FBIS-NES-91-235 6 Dec. 1991, p. 41)
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Amnesty International Report 1993. 1993.
Amnesty International Report 1992. 1992.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993. 1994.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1992. 1993.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991. 1992.
DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. 1991-1992.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1991-1993.
On-line search.