Question follow-through · 19107
Chinmoy Krishna Das
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the recent arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 10 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the recent arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das.
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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17 Dec 2024
Answer published
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...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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