BANGLADESH ALERT: Vice-Chancellor of RMU Forced to Resign and DU Professor Temporarily Suspended

JMBF Condemns Political Retaliation Against University Teachers and Calls for Protection of Academic Freedom in Bangladesh

Paris, France | 6 October 2026: France-based international human rights organisation JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its profound concern, outrage, and strong condemnation over the physical assault and forced resignation of Professor

BANGLADESH ALERT: Three Begum Teachers Permanently Dismissed in Rangpur

JMBF Calls for an Independent Review of the Convictions & Immediate Release of Detained Professor

Paris, France | 02 October 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses grave concern and strong condemnation over the politically motivated permanent dismissal of three academics from Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur —Associate Professor Mashiur Rahman of the Department of Mathematics, Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Mondal (Asad) of the Department of Public Administration, and Associate Professor and former Proctor Shariful Islam of the Department of Political Science—following their convictions by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal-2 in the case concerning the killing of student Abu Sayed.

BANGLADESH ALERT: Judicial Proceedings Against Professor Maksud Kamal, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, A.K.M. Jamal Uddin, and Justice A.H.M. Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik!

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Paris, France | 20 September 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and outrage over the initiation of judicial proceedings before the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh against eight individuals, including former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka Professor Dr. A.S.M. Maksud Kamal; distinguished academic, writer, and former professor at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Dr. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal; University of Dhaka Professor A.K.M. Jamal Uddin; and former Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh A.H.M. Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik.

BANGLADESH ALERT: College Teacher Suspended and University Teachers and Officials Attacked for Paying Tribute on the Death Anniversary of Bangladesh’s Founding President

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Paris, France | 20 August 2026: France-based international human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern, strong condemnation, and outrage over the suspension, without any show-cause notice, of Soheli Akter, Lecturer in the Department of Home Economics at Nandangachhi College in Rajshahi, for posting a tribute on her personal Facebook account on the death anniversary of Bangladesh’s first President and founding leader, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as well as over the attacks, harassment, and threats against several teachers and officials of Islamic University and the vandalism of their offices and furniture in connection with similar Facebook posts.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Expresses Deep Concern over Politically Motivated Punitive Measures Against Seven University of Dhaka Professors

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Paris, France | 31 July 2026: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation over the decision of the Syndicate of the University of Dhaka, adopted on 30 July, to suspend three professors, including Professor Sadeka Halim, and to remove four other professors from their academic and administrative responsibilities.