To foster a greater understanding of the country of Bangladesh and provide a conduit for the Bangladeshi community here in the UK.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Air Ambulances , Burma , International Mediation and Conflict Resolution , Philanthropy and Social Investment , Rohingya
Hazaras , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Sudan and South Sudan , Tibet , Uyghurs , Yazidis
Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties , Philanthropy and Social Investment
Contact Details
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Rushanara Ali MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7200.
No benefits in kind are on record for the Bangladesh APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Bangladesh APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Jonathan Reynolds
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 6th March 2024
Chi Onwurah
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Africa , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Scientific , Space
Curry Industry , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Islamic and Ethical Finance , Libya , Morocco , Muslim Women , Parks and Green Spaces , Uyghurs
Tahir Ali
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Saudi Arabia
Khalid Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 6th March 2024
Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Professionals , Iraq , Kidney , Oman , Sleep Apnoea
Shabana Mahmood
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham, Ladywood
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
Virendra Sharma
Vice Chair
Labour - Ealing, Southall
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
British Gujaratis , Global Tuberculosis , Jainism , Population, Development and Reproductive Health
Lord Dholakia
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
British Gujaratis , Cricket , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Holocaust Memorial , Households in Temporary Accommodation , India (Trade and Investment) , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Israel , Jainism , Land Value Capture , Romania , Smoking and Health , Thrombosis , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Tony Lloyd
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 13th December 2023
Baroness Tonge
Vice Chair
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 27th January 2021
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Bahá'í Faith , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Sleep
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Nic Dakin
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Scunthorpe
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Paul Scully
Vice Chair
Conservative - Sutton and Cheam
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
Jim Fitzpatrick
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Poplar and Limehouse
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Anne Main
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for St Albans
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Theresa Villiers
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chipping Barnet
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 23rd October 2019
Will Quince
Vice Chair
Conservative - Colchester
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 27th March 2019
Mark Field
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Cities of London and Westminster
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Simon Danczuk
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Rochdale
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017