Bangladesh

House of Lords written question – answered at on 25 February 2013.

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Photo of Baroness Crawley Baroness Crawley Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will discuss with the Government of Bangladesh the case of Mahmudur Rahman, who has been held under office arrest for over two months in Bangladesh.

Photo of Baroness Warsi Baroness Warsi Senior Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government), Senior Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Faith and Communities) (also in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Mahmudur Rahman is not officially under office arrest. He is refusing to leave office in order to avoid arrest. The British Government will not be raising this specific case with the Bangladesh Government.

We will continue to raise the importance of an impartial, transparent judicial process, which adheres to the rule of law with the Bangladesh Government, including when I visit this month.

The British Government support the role of responsible media in a democratic society.

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