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India’s tour of Bangladesh for ODIs and T20Is remains uncertain due to ongoing political unrest and discussions between the cricket boards.
India vs Bangladesh white-ball series is in doubts (Picture credit: AFP)
In what has come as a major update on India’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh, where the two nations were supposed to play white-ball games, is still in the doldrums, and a final confirmation is still awaited, with the two concerned boards still in discussion over certain factors.
Aminul Islam, president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, said that the BCCI is waiting for their government’s decision on the upcoming white-ball series against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh are scheduled to host India for three ODIs and as many T20Is from Sunday, August 17, but that looks doubtful under the present political situation.
“We’re having positive discussions with the BCCI. It’s not like (hosting India) in August or September, we are having discussions on how we can do the series, and if we cannot host it now, we will do it at another possible time,” Aminul told the media on Monday.
Bangladesh today commenced the murder trial of student activist Abu Sayeed, whose death during an anti-government protest in 2024 ignited a nationwide movement leading to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime.
Sayeed, a 23-year-old student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was shot dead by police on July 16, 2024, during demonstrations against the then Hasina government.
Videos and images of Sayeed, showing him standing with arms outstretched before being shot, were broadcast, fuelling nationwide public outrage.
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal accepted the prosecution’s charges against 30 individuals, including the former vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Hasibur Rashid, court officials said.
The tribunal issued arrest warrants for 26 of the accused, while four, the university’s former proctor, two policemen and a leader of the now disbanded Awami League’s student front Chhatra League, are already in jail.
Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam submitted a charge sheet, alleging that Sayeed’s killing was part of a systematic crackdown ordered by the then-prime minister and executed by senior police officials.
Since then, Bangladesh has been boiling, with continuous protests raging in the country, presumably due to which the Indian government is still pondering sending the team.
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