PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(3 November 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Bangladesh on the (a) anti-Ahmadi protests planned in Bangladesh for 15 November and (b) upholding freedom of religion for Ahmadi Muslims and other religious communities.

Asked by:
Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)

Answer

The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). We continue to support those goals through regular dialogue with the Interim Government of Bangladesh, to ensure that the rights of religious minorities, including the Ahmadiyya community, are respected, and that these communities are protected from discrimination.


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