Bangladesh is facing its weakest investment climate in a decade as development spending stalls, inflation remains stubborn, and investor confidence erodes amid political and policy uncertainty.
The Lemkin Institute has called for the immediate release of journalist Shahriar Kabir, warning his detention under Bangladesh’s interim government is arbitrary and endangers press freedom.
A network of university teachers has condemned initiatives to rename halls named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, calling the moves politically driven and harmful to academic integrity.
A UK peer has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take urgent action over alleged persecution of minorities and opposition supporters in Bangladesh, citing worsening violence since a change in power.
Teachers at Jahangirnagar University have condemned the alleged public humiliation of a Chittagong University lecturer, warning that mob culture is undermining campus safety and academic freedom.
