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Bangladesh: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bangladesh on (a) possible human rights violations against protestors and (b) future protection of students.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 23 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 29 Jul 2024
Answer: 29 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

23 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bangladesh on (a) possible human rights violations against protestors and (b) future protection of students.
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jul 2024
Answer published
I discussed my concerns regarding the violence in Bangladesh following protests with the Bangladesh High Commissioner to London on 19 and 23 July. The British High Commissioner has engaged with key ministers in the Bangladesh government to reinforce messa...

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