SU v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Expert reports – format)

Facts

The appellant, 'SU', a Bangladeshi national granted anonymity under rule 14 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, arrived in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2021 with leave to enter as a student, ceased studying when he could no longer pay his fees, and claimed asylum on 23 September 2021. He had been an active member of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, holding increasingly senior positions, and was arrested in March 2014 in connection with a strike, detained for around a month and tortured before being bailed; he failed to appear at court and an arrest warrant remains outstanding. He feared members of the Awami League. The Secretary of State refused his protection and human rights claims on 13 December 2023, finding his account not credible and no very significant obstacles to reintegration under paragraph 276ADE of the Immigration Rules. First-tier Tribunal Judge Cottis dismissed his appeal, but in a decision promulgated on 18 November 2025 Upper Tribunal Judge Keith found an error of law and set that decision aside with preserved findings, retaining the remaking in the Upper Tribunal. The remaking concerned risk on return, sufficiency of protection and internal relocation, following the fall of the Awami League government in August 2024 and the February 2026 elections. The appellant also applied for the wasted costs of an adjourned hearing.