Haque

MEMORANDUM **

Sheikh Nurul Haque, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Ali v. Ashcroft, 394 F.3d 780, 784 (9th Cir.2005), we deny the petition for review in part and grant in part and remand.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that there was not a nexus between the harms Haque suffered at a political rally and a protected ground. See Rostomian v. INS, 210 F.3d 1088, 1089 (9th Cir.2000).

Haque testified that he fears returning to Bangladesh due to a false warrant that was issued against him. We are not compelled to conclude that Haque has an objectively reasonable well-founded fear of future persecution because the United States Department of State Country Reports indicate that Haque’s party is part of the coalition government and that the police are reluctant to pursue investigations against people affiliated with ruling parties. See…