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Bangladesh: Hinduism

Commons · Question 20600 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Dec 2024

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Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent (a) meetings and (b) other discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the (a) arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das and (b) potential implications of t

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Answered by Catherine West, 23 Dec 2024

The UK is committed to promoting and protecting human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). We monitor human rights in Bangladesh closely, including following student-led protests in Bangladesh. I understand the concerns about the arrest...