HC Deb 11 January 1989 vol 144 c712W
Dr. Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Government policy on events in the Chittagong hill tracts in Bangladesh.

Mr. Eggar

We have made clear to the Bangladesh authorities the level of concern in this country about alleged abuses of rights of the tribal people in the Chittagong hill tracts. We are encouraged by the widespread recognition in Bangladesh of the need to find a political solution to the current problems.