Complaint alleges Barclays backed coal plant near Bangladesh mangroves
Barclays Bank faces a formal complaint to the UK Office for Responsible Business Conduct over alleged financing links to the Maitree/Rampal coal power project near the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Three complainants claim Barclays underwrote bond issues supporting the project without sufficient due diligence on environmental and human-rights risks, while other banks reportedly refused support over expected harms.