BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bangladesh pressed over UN expert

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bangladesh pressed over UN expert: "UN officials are urging the authorities in Bangladesh to clarify the fate of a UN human rights expert prevented from leaving the country since mid-May.

Sigma Huda, a UN special rapporteur on people trafficking, faces charges under the military-backed caretaker government's anti-corruption drive.

Mrs Huda said the Supreme Court had withdrawn her permission to travel because she was a 'security threat'.

She was due to address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week." Read complete post here.