Bangladesh's state minister for youth and sports Aminul Haque has said the government will not pursue the matter of Bangladesh's absence from the T20 World Cup any further, despite an investigation committee concluding that the decision was made by a single individual acting on personal wishes rather than in the national interest.

He made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists before a meeting at the Secretariat on providing various facilities to athletes under the Sports Card initiative on Sunday.

"Punishment alone cannot solve all the problems. The investigation committee clearly stated in its report that Bangladesh did not participate in the Cricket World Cup because of an individual or his personal wishes. The country belongs to all of us. We have already sent the message that no individual should be allowed to make such a decision in the future," he said.

The minister was clear that no fresh disciplinary action would follow.

"We do not actually want to pursue this matter any further or take any new action over it. What has happened has happened, and we cannot get it back. But we will all remain vigilant to ensure that no such actions take place in the future," he said.

The investigation committee, formed by the National Sports Council in March and headed by additional secretary Dr AKM Wali Ullah alongside Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Faisal Dastagir and former Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar, released its report on September 15 and placed direct blame on then youth and sports adviser Asif Nazrul, as well as the interim government of the time.

"We can come to this conclusion that the youth and sports adviser at that time, Dr Asif Nazrul, and the government at that time, were responsible," Dastagir said at the report's release.

He added that a formal letter from the Sports Ministry had conveyed the decision to the BCB, which raised no objection. The committee was unequivocal on the broader question.

"Bangladesh should definitely have gone to the World Cup," Dastagir said.

The 22-page report, which drew on interviews with 12 individuals including T20I captain Litton Das, Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and BCB president Tamim Iqbal, identified three principal reasons behind Bangladesh's absence: political tensions between Bangladesh and India, the ICC's refusal to shift venues, and government intervention.

Notably, Asif Nazrul, named as the primary individual responsible, was not interviewed as part of the process.

Bangladesh had refused to travel to India citing security concerns that arose after Mustafizur Rahman was removed from the IPL, reportedly under pressure from religious and right-wing groups.

A request to move Bangladesh's matches to co-host Sri Lanka was denied by the ICC, and Scotland ultimately replaced Bangladesh in the tournament.