UK baroness urges action by PM Starmer on violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

She urges immediate public condemnation of the crimes and for Chief Advisor Yunus to order the full force of the law be used to ensure justice

Sandip Verma, baroness of Leicester. Credit: UK Parliament

Baroness Sandip Verma of Leicester, a member of the UK House of Lords, has written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding action to protect the Hindu community in Bangladesh in the face of recent attacks.

“I am writing to you about serious concerns that have been raised with me from family and friends and community organisations, of the vicious attacks by gangs on the Hindu community and other minority communities in Bangladesh, religious places of worship, businesses and homes have been burnt down, with untold violence on innocent people taking place with little police intervention,” she said in a letter.

She urged Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to take immediate action on the matter.

“There needs to be immediate public condemnation of these crimes, the Chief Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Mr Muhammad Yunus, must order the full force of the law and the courts in bringing the perpetrators of these heinous crimes to book.”

Baroness Verma pushed for the prime minister to raise the matter ‘immediately at the highest levels’, saying that the persecution and attacks on the minority communities cannot be allowed to continue.