Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterparts on the imprisonment of Khadijatul Kubra.

Bangladesh remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the UK and we regularly raise our human rights concerns including the treatment of those in detention with the Government of Bangladesh. We are monitoring the implementation of the Digital Security Act including the case of Khadijatul Kubra. During the 5th UK-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue in September, the FCDO raised this case with the Government of Bangladesh. Khadijatul Kubra was released on bail in December 2023. We will continue to monitor this case closely.