Question follow-through · 22788
Bangladesh: Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Central Bank of Bangladesh in repatriating UK-based assets diverted illegally from that country.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Central Bank of Bangladesh in repatriating UK-based assets diverted illegally from that country.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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15 Jan 2025
Answer published
The UK is committed to assisting investigative, prosecuting and judicial authorities in combating international crime. We have robust illicit finance legislation and instruments which can be used to support asset recovery requests. We would not comment on...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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