A/HRC/4/41 page 21 Bangladesh Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 1 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 1 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 1 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 0 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit Yes N/A N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 2 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) N/A Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A Urgent actions 89. The Working Group transmitted one case to the Government of Bangladesh under its urgent action procedure. The case concerns Tumpa Gosh, a 14-year-old Hindu girl who was allegedly abducted at gunpoint on her way home from school in November 2005, by people from the trade union wing of the ruling Bangladesh National Party. Information from the Government 90. The Government of Bangladesh sent two communications to the Working Group on developments concerning the investigation of the case of the 14-year-old girl (see paragraph 89). In the first communication, dated 7 February 2006, the Government reported that the case had been forwarded to the concerned Bangladeshi authorities. On 9 June 2006, the Government stated that one of the alleged perpetrators was her fiancé and that she had left voluntarily. Information from sources 91. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Summary of the situation prior to the period under review 92. The one case previously reported to the Working Group concerned a leader of an organization for the defence of indigenous people’s rights. She was allegedly abducted by security personnel prior to the 1996 general elections. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 93. In the past and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted two cases to the Government of Bangladesh, and both cases remain outstanding.