Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 112260

India and Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

Danny Kruger

Reform UKEast Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent reports of attacks on Hindus during Saraswati Puja in India and Bangladesh.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The UK condemns all acts of violence targeting religious or ethnic minorities and we have made clear the importance of protecting freedom of religious belief to key stakeholders in Bangladesh.When I met PM Rahman in February, I discussed the importance of...

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