Question follow-through · 2099
Bangladesh: Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 29 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2024 · 36 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on the Rapid Action Battalion.
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Interim Government in Bangladesh has the UK Government's support as it works to restore peace and order and ensure accountability following recent protests. We are aware of reports of human rights violations by the Rapid Action Battalion. We have expr...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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