Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 103753
Bangladesh: Minority Groups
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support persecuted minorities in Bangladesh.
Answer
Seema MalhotraI refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 November 2025 in response to Question 86282, and I would add that Baroness Chapman raised the issue of violence towards religious minority groups during her trip to Bangladesh later that month.