On 14 March 2025, members of SFB of Dhaka university staged a protest on campus in Dhaka - Shahbagh (Shahbagh), against the rape and killing of an 8-year old and violence against women across the country. Protesters also demanded removal of home adviser.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1. Summary

On March 14, 2025, peaceful protests occurred at Shahbag Campus of Dhaka University in Bangladesh, protesting the sexual assault and murder of an 8-year-old child and violence against women. Currently assessed as a low-risk, isolated protest incident, but political tensions may escalate as demands include the resignation of a high-ranking government official (Home Minister).

2. Supply-chain impact

• Textile industry monitoring required: Dhaka is Bangladesh's largest economic center and a key hub for global apparel and textile export industries; if university protests spread, indirect impacts on surrounding industrial zone operations are possible
• Port logistics potential risk: Currently protests are within Dhaka city, but if political instability spreads, it could extend to major export ports like Chittagong
• Labor-intensive industry vulnerability: Bangladesh is a key country in global supply chains for low-wage manufacturing (apparel, leather goods); prolonged social unrest could cause production disruptions

3. Watch points

• Protest expansion: Whether solidarity protests spread to other universities or civic groups within Dhaka and the intensity of government response
• Industrial zone impact: Operating conditions in textile and apparel manufacturing zones around Dhaka (Savar, Gazipur, etc.) and changes in worker participation levels