Bangladesh: Information on the Jatiyo Jubo Sangati (Jatiyo Youth Wing), including its leaders, when it was founded and its activities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD27494.E |
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Information on the Jatiyo Jubo Sangati (JJS) is scarce among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
The attached 29 August 1995 The Bangladesh Observer article refers to the Jatiya Jubo Sanghati, Jatiya Mohila Party and Jatiya Chhatra Samaj as Jatiya Party "front organisations" (1).
The following information was provided by a development worker specialising in Bangladeshi and South Asian affairs during a 30 July 1997 telephone interview. The source has recently travelled in a professional capacity to Bangladesh. The Jatiyo Jubo Sangati was founded in 1984 or 1985 and its founding leader was Saifur Rahman. The current leader and president of the JJS is Rafiqul Mia and the current secretary is a Mr. Babla.
According to the source, the idea of creating the JJS originated in military intelligence circles as a civilian vehicle for rallying Bangladeshi youth around the Jatiyo Party. In its early years the JJS was an extremely militant organization but has become gradually less militant over the years.
In theory the JJS acts as an intermediary between the Jatiyo Party's student wing (the Jatiya Chhatra Samaj) and the main body of the Jatiyo Party. The JJS is suppose to focus its activities on organizing youth and discussing problems faced by Bangladeshi youth, such as unemployment. According to the source, however, in reality the JJS is used to support the Jatiyo Party platform and consolidate its position among the country's youth.
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 a list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
The Bangladesh Observer [Dhaka]. 29 August 1995. "Several Hurt as JP Rally Batoncharged."
Development worker specialising on Bangladeshi and South Asian Affairs, Ottawa. 30 July 1997. Telephone interview.
Attachment
The Bangladesh Observer [Dhaka]. 29 August 1995. "Several Hurt as JP Rally Batoncharged," pp. 1, 12.
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Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the above-mentioned topic.