Despite progress in political reform under the Yunus administration, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed ongoing concerns about religious freedom in Bangladesh. In its report, USCIRF noted that although the Constitution guarantees religious freedom, laws such as Section 295A of the Penal Code—relating to blasphemy—are still in effect. Moreover, certain provisions of the 2023 Cyber Security Act criminalize content that may hurt religious sentiments. The report also labeled BNP as a conservative party due to its past affiliations with Jamaat-e-Islami and its constitutional push to include “absolute trust and faith in Almighty Allah.” Some women have reported increased visibility of conservative Islamist ideologies on university campuses. Barriers faced by the Women's Commission were also mentioned.