On June 24, 2025 at 11:00 am, a protest gathering with other activities were organized at Shyamoli Park Ground in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, demanding an end to Japanese private investment in coal and LNG in Bangladesh. Japanese private investment institutions such as MIZUHO, MUFG, SMBC, JERA are investing specifically in setting up fossil fuel-based projects, i.e. coal power and LNG projects, in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines. This June, Japanese private companies and banks are going to make many important investment decisions. Considering this investment issue, Dhoritry Rokhhay Amra, Organization for Climate Resilience and Environment Conservation (OCREC) and 20 other organizations have jointly organized this protest gathering to call on Japan to stop investing in fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy. The organizing organizations of the gathering are Bangladesh Youth Climate Coalition, Bangladesh Krishak Federation, Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS), Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), EquityBD, Environmental Research and Development Alternative (ERDA), Global Law Thinkers Society (GLTS), Brighters, Mission Green Bangladesh, Khasia Students Union (KSU), Sacheton Foundation, Sundarbans O Upakul surokhha Andolon, Young Climate Action Network (YOUCAN), ThreeFifty.org (350.org), River Bangla, Gorjonn, OAB Foundation, Climate Frontier, Youth Environment and Development Organization and Waterkeepers Bangladesh.

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