Guidance

Bangladesh: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

Documents

Country policy and information note: women fearing gender-based violence, Bangladesh, January 2024

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Country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity, Bangladesh, September 2023

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Country policy and information note: medical treatment and healthcare, Bangladesh, July 2022

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Country policy and information note: religious minorities and atheists, Bangladesh, March 2022

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Country policy and information note: journalists, publishers and internet bloggers, Bangladesh, January 2021

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Country policy and information note: political parties and affiliation, Bangladesh, September 2020

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Country policy and information note: documentation, Bangladesh, March 2020

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Country policy and information note: Home Office fact-finding mission Bangladesh, May 2017

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

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Published 9 December 2016
Last updated 17 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Country policy and information note: women fearing gender-based violence, Bangladesh, June 2024'.

  2. Updated information on actors of protection.

  3. Information on internal relocation added.

  4. An updated version of the country policy and information note: sexual orientation and gender identity, Bangladesh, September 2023 has been added.

  5. 'Country policy and information note: background information, including internal relocation, Bangladesh, April 2020' removed.

  6. Updated note on medical treatment and healthcare.

  7. Information on religious minorities and atheists updated.

  8. Updated country policy and information note Bangladesh: journalists, the press and social media to January 2021 edition.

  9. Added new country policy and information note on political parties and affiliation.

  10. Updated the Country Policy and Information Note on women fearing gender-based violence.

  11. Updated country policy and information note on sexual orientation and gender identity, Bangladesh for April 2020.

  12. Added 2 documents - Actors of protection and Background including internal relocation April 2020.

  13. Updated country policy and information note on documentation.

  14. Attached 'Country and policy note: documentation, Bangladesh, January 2020'.

  15. New country policy and information note on medical and healthcare issues.

  16. "Country Information and Guidance on Bangladesh Prison conditions dated March 2015" removed.

  17. Guidance on religious minorities and atheists published.

  18. Updated guidance documents: background information, opposition to the government, women fearing gender-based violence.

  19. Updated note on sexual orientation and gender identity.

  20. Updated with new document

  21. Updated country policy and information note on sexual orientation and gender identity.

  22. New report on journalists, publishers and internet bloggers.

  23. New guidance added on 'sexual orientation and gender identity'.

  24. First published.