When Politics Hijacks Sport: The Yunus Government’s Cricket Blunder

By BPN News Desk February 23, 2026

International

The decision to pull Bangladesh out of the 2026 T20 World Cup was sold as a necessary precaution for player safety. But as the world watches the second round of the tournament unfold without a green and red jersey in sight, the narrative of security is crumbling. What remains is a stark,

Op-Eds Opinion

Dear Bangladesh, Blame India If You Want, But Fix Your Politics First

By BPN News Desk December 19, 2025

Grief has a way of demanding villains before it demands facts. In Bangladesh today, that villain is once again India, summoned reflexively even as the most basic questions remain unanswered at home. Let us put one thing on the table immediately and without diplomatic sugarcoating. India is not in the business of killing mosquitos abroad. […]

International

Yunus Says “External Forces” Back Hasina’s Return

By BPN News Desk October 13, 2025

Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, has said that certain “external forces” are supporting the return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh. He suggested that if India were given a free choice, it might continue to host her. Yunus claimed that Hasina’s supporters abroad are hoping she will come back triumphantly to Bangladesh. […]

International

Sheikh Hasina Backers Protest Yunus at UN

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

During the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, supporters of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina protested outside the United Nations headquarters. They chanted slogans such as “Yunus is Pakistani” and “Go back to Pakistan” aimed at Muhammad Yunus, the interim Chief Adviser of Bangladesh. Accusations by Protesters Protesters accused Yunus of political bias