Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group has accused the country’s interim government of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the government has denied.

The Bangladesh government has formed a fact-finding committee to look into the BPL's non-payment of players during the 2024-25 season. The country's sports ministry made the announcement on Thursday, amid the payment issue heating up.

In its latest Watch List, published today (30 January), Bangladesh found its name alongside Moldova, Colombia, North Korea, Sudan, the Great Lakes, Ukraine, Syria, Israel-Palestine and Iran. Each year, ICG publishes an "EU Watchlist", identifying where the European Union and its member states can enhance prospects for peace.

They have declared that they will not play under Butler and have even threatened mass retirement if he remains in charge.

Bangladesh's largest minority rights group accuses the current interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from violence. The government denies these claims,

There are a lot of folks outside Bangladesh who are rooting for this democratic transition to work and can bring some expertise to the table. The government should seek technical assistance, monitoring, and reporting by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other UN rights experts.

The Bangladesh student and people’s uprising of July and August last year overthrew the government of Sheikh Hasina, who had been running the country since 2009. She was widely accused of corruption and human rights abuses.

The Bangladeshi authorities are seeking proposals to build 19 solar plants with capacities ranging from 70 MW to 100 MW across several regions.

Opener Gongadi Trisha of India became the first person in the history of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup to hit a century. Her 59-ball unbeaten 110 in the process helped the defending champions trounce Scotland in their Group 1 Super Six game in Kuala Lumpur.

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin today expressed concern over the challenges Bangladesh has been facing since hosting the Rohingyas and the declining funds from international donors. He hoped that the upcoming high-level conference in the UN on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar will draw global attention and garner support for assisting this distressed community.

DHAKA, Jan 30, 2025 (BSS) – A delegation from the British High Commission in Bangladesh met the commission of inquiry on enforced disappearance today at the commission's office in Gulshan in the capital.