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Warden Message: Bangladesh Group Added to Terror List
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
South / Central Asia - Bangladesh
5 Mar 2008

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U.S. Embassy Dhaka released the following Warden Message on March 5:

On March 5, 2008, the U.S. Secretary of State designated Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/Bangladesh (HUJI-B) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224.

The leader of HUJI-B signed the February 1998 fatwa sponsored by Usama bin Ladin that declared American civilians to be legitimate targets for attack. Since then, HUJI-B has been implicated in a number of terrorist attacks in Bangladesh and abroad.

This designation means that it is illegal for persons in the United states or subject to U.S. jurisdiction to provide material support to HUJI-B; requires U.S. financial instituations to freeze assets held by HUJI-B; freezes all property and interst in property of HUJI-B that are in the United States, come within the United States, or within the control of U.S. persons; and enables the United States to deny visas to representatives of HUJI-B.

The U.S. Embassy intends to closely monitor reactions in Bangladesh to this designation. We are in contact with local security authorities and will advise via the Warden Message system of any reactions.

Consequently, the Embassy advises U.S. citizens in Bangladesh to exercise caution at this time. Monitor local media reports and follow good personal security practices (http://state.gov/m/ds/rls/rpt/19773.htm). English language local news is available on the following channels at the following times:
ATN – 1800
Bangla Vision – 2105
BTV – 2200
BTV – 2330 (also broadcasts by all local satellite stations: ATN, Channel I, NTV, RTV, Bangla Vision, and Boishaki)

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka can be reached at (880-2) 885-5500 during regular hours and for after-hours emergencies. Our website address is www.dhaka.usembassy.gov. For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Country Specific Information, Current Travel Warning, Current Travel Alerts, Worldwide Caution, and other Travel Alerts and Travel Warnings can be found.

Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada; or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).