Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 2516

Bangladesh: Human Rights

Tabled: 30 July 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024

Question

Apsana Begum

LabourPoplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterparts on the (a) student protests and (b) human rights situation in that country; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Catherine West
I spoke to the Bangladesh High Commissioner on 19 and 23 July to reiterate my concerns about the events unfolding in Bangladesh. In July and August, UK Government issued statements expressing concern about the situation in Bangladesh, calling for all side...

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