New Delhi: Bangladesh's interim government led by new leader Muhammad Yunus is planning to approach the United Nations to retain the hosting rights for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup.

New Delhi: Bangladesh's interim government led by new leader Muhammad Yunus is planning to approach the United Nations in a bid to retain hosting rights for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup amid the ongoing political crisis in the country. Bangladesh has recently been going through political turmoil in which former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India and resigned.

In the wake of the current situation in Bangladesh, many countries like England, Scotland, Australia, India and New Zealand have asked their citizens not to travel to the country. The Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be held from October 3 to 20 in Dhaka and Sylhet.

The imposition of travel restrictions from the above-mentioned countries has raised a big question mark over the hosting of the tournament. Asif Mahmood, adviser on youth and sports to Bangladesh's interim government, revealed that he plans to talk to the United Nations to resolve the issue.

“There are travel restrictions for some countries and so we will talk to the United Nations. There are some security and infrastructure issues and we will talk to Professor Yunus (Chief Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh) in this regard. He is a sports lover and hope he can solve this case,” Asif told ESPNcricinfo.

Earlier, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had also said that it is monitoring the situation in Bangladesh ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. “The ICC has an independent security monitoring system across all member states.

“The situation is being closely monitored but with seven weeks left for the tournament to begin, it would be too early to comment on whether the tournament will be shifted from Bangladesh,” an ICC board member told PTI on condition of anonymity.

To add to that, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Najmul Hasan has also been missing since Prime Minister Hasina left the country. Notably, Najmul holds the top post in the Awami League, the ruling party that formed the government during Prime Minister Hasina's tenure.

“The BCB president is missing. Of course, for a federation to function, all its organs must function. The President has important responsibilities and is absent. BCB is an autonomous federation and we cannot give any decision to them,” Asif said.

Asif also said that he has asked the BCB to talk to the ICC and find a way on how to resolve the issue. “They will inform us later whether to appoint someone for the interim period. We will continue the process in this regard. We want to make necessary changes but at the same time we need to follow a process. We do not want to change individuals; instead, we want to change the system so that the system Whoever comes to follow, corruption cannot come and we want to take steps to solve it permanently,” he added.