Question follow-through · 19117

Corruption: Bangladesh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether authorities in the UK have commenced the process of repatriating assets to Bangladesh previously frozen after being identified as proceeds of corruption.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether authorities in the UK have commenced the process of repatriating assets to Bangladesh previously frozen after being identified as proceeds of corruption.

  2. 1 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The UK is committed to fighting corruption and illicit finance both domestically and internationally. The UK is fully committed to recovering and returning corruptly obtained assets. This must be done in accordance with legal due process, which can take t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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