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.

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,

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

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.

DHAKA, Jan 30, 2025 (BSS) - Top US businessman Gentry Beach today called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and expressed his desire to invest in Bangladesh.

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.

DHAKA, Jan 30, 2025 (BSS) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today expressed concern over the slow and inadequate flow of climate finance, saying even the developed nations, which are responsible to global warming, are giving loans to climate vulnerable countries instead of grants.

Immediate measures are needed to bring relief to the public and reforms must begin to address the accumulated problems, Economist and Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue Fahmida Khatun said today.

This week, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) released the “State of Anticipatory Action 2024” report, highlighting the transformative potential of anticipatory action (AA) in disaster