Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 101934

Bangladesh: Blasphemy

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of reports that allegations of blasphemy are being used to incite mob violence against religious mi

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The UK condemns the murder of Dipu Chandra Das, and we extend our condolences to his family and friends. We welcome the public commitments made by the Government of Bangladesh to the safety of minorities and the arrests already made in this case. More wid...

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