BCB waiting for security report ahead of Sri Lanka tour
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|| CF Correspondent ||
The Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Thursday that they are waiting for the national security intelligence reports before they give a green signal to the team for the upcoming tour against Sri Lanka, set to be played in July.
Tigers are scheduled to play three ODIs between these two nations were supposed to be played on July 25, 27 and 29 respectively but the announcement made by Nazmul Hasan seems to have played spoilsport.
Also, Sri Lanka Cricket had recently requested BCB 'not to' postpone the tour and promised them to give a VVIP security during the tour.
According to BCB officials they have informed the government officials and have sent four personnel of NSI to Sri Lanka on June 26 to assess the situation.
BCB will have a meeting with the government officials before taking a decision that will be based on the report of the national security agencies, who are scheduled to return on June 29.
"They have recently requested us to continue the tour and promised VVIP security for us. We are waiting for the report of the national security agencies and once we get it, we will sit with the government high-ups and seek for their approval,’’ said BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus.
BCB president (Nazmul Hasan) had announced earlier that "there was no way" that the board could afford to send their national side to Sri Lanka in the wake of the terror attacks in the island nation, where nearly 300 people died and many were injured.
BCB has also confirmed that their security team will thoroughly monitor the situation of countries they are slated to tour in the near future.
