BANGLADESH HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
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February 03, 2004

Congressman Joseph Crowley
Honorable Chairman
Bangladesh Congressional Caucus
312 Cannon Building, Washington, DC 20515.

Sub: Thanks for your recent visit to Bangladesh.

Dear Congressman Crowley,

On behalf of the oppressed, discriminated and persecuted people of
Bangladesh, we offer our heartfelt thanks for your excellent performance
to uphold the human rights, secularism and democratic ideals and values
during your recent visit to Bangladesh.
As you know that Bangladesh Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about
the human rights abuses of the religious minorities and political
opposition party workers as well as the people of conscience in
Bangladesh by the Bangladesh government and its affiliated forces.
The suffering people in Bangladesh are very pleased with your strong
stand against the ongoing human rights violations and the persecutions of
the religious minorities, political oppositions and the people of
conscience. They hope that the situation of human rights violations in
Bangladesh will improve following your recent visit.
We are pleased to convey the reactions of the suffering people of
Bangladesh regarding your excellent roles played during your recent visit
to Bangladesh.

Thanking you for your stand for human rights, secularism and democracy in
Bangladesh.

Sincerely,


Dr. M. Mohsin Ali
President.
Ratan Barua, Secretary General, Sitanshu Guha, Director, Mohammed Ali
Siddiqui, Director, Fahim Reza Nur, Director and Paul Bala, Director.

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Honorable Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia
Honorable Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina
Honorable US Ambassador Harry Thomas
Honorable Bangladesh Ambassador Syed Sultan Ahmed
US Department of State.