Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to encourage (a) an impartial inquiry into allegations of prosecutorial corruption and misconduct and (b) independent monitoring of proceedings before Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, in the context of the Home Office report, Report of a Fact-Finding Mission: Bangladesh – Political Situation (October 2026).

I have considered the Home Office report. The report brings together information from a range of sources and is intended to support decision-making on asylum and human rights claims. It does not represent an endorsement by the UK Government of the views expressed by individual sources.

The UK regularly raises the importance of the rule of law, due process and fair trial safeguards with the Government of Bangladesh, including concerns regarding due process at Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal. We will continue to monitor proceedings and raise concerns where appropriate.