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Bangladesh: Minority Groups

Commons · Question 103753 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

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

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 16 Jan 2026

I 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.