Bangladesh: Hinduism
Commons · Question 20599 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of the persecution of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 23 Dec 2024
The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). We monitor human rights and FoRB closely in Bangladesh. We raise this issue with the Bangladeshi authorities. Our Bangla...