Corporate Ethics

Exclusion by Design: How Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami-linked IBN SINA Pharmaceuticals is Institutionalising Gender and Religious Discrimination in Corporate Sector

A senior legal position advertised by IBN SINA Pharmaceutical Industry PLC, a company controlling a vast network of hospitals, diagnostic centers, medical colleges and training institutes across Bangladesh, explicitly bars women and non-Muslims from applying. Their advertisement for “Executive/Senior Executive, Legal Affairs” role posted on 26 January 2026, specifies that candidates must be male and …