Bangladesh: Information on the current recruitment practices of the Shanti Bahini; on whether it engages in forced recruitment, and if so, from which groups
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD22428.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bangladesh: Information on the current recruitment practices of the Shanti Bahini; on whether it engages in forced recruitment, and if so, from which groups, 1 December 1995, BGD22428.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaca30.html [accessed 26 May 2023] |
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Information on the current recruiting practices of the Shanti Bahini could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However the attached Reuters article of 12 July 1993 states that, according to a counter-insurgency military official, the Shanti Bahini was recruiting villagers, including women.
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 the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Reuters. 12 July 1993. BC Cycle. Anis Ahmed. "Bangladesh Accuses Rebels of Undermining Peace." (NEXIS)
Attachment
Reuters. 12 July 1993. BC Cycle. Anis Ahmed. "Bangladesh Accuses Rebels of Undermining Peace." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
State of Human Rights 1994 Bangladesh [Dhaka]. January 1995.
On-line search of media sources.
Oral sources.
Note on oral sources:
Oral sources are usually contacted when documentary sources have been exhausted. However, oral sources must agree to be quoted in a publicly available Response to Information Request. If they refuse, the Response will read "no information currently available." Contacting oral sources is also subject to time constraints; for example, there are periods of the year when academics are unavailable.
