Move comes in aftermath of Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 decision to \u201crelease\u201d Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman
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\nMarking another major escalation between Bangladesh and India, the former has ordered an indefinite ban on the telecast and promotion of the Indian Premier League (IPL), India Today reported on Monday.
\nThe tournament-related broadcasts, promotions and event coverage have all been suspended by Bangladeshi authorities with immediate effect, in a decision taken in the public interest and approved by the appropriate authority.
\nThe move comes in the aftermath of the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 (KKR) decision to \u201crelease\u201d Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman after being told to do so by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
\nThe KKR\u2019s decision followed amid increasing tensions between the two countries, which saw hundreds protest near Bangladesh\u2019s High Commission in New Delhi after Hindu factory worker Dipu Chandra Das was killed in Bangladesh\u2019s Mymensingh district.
\nApart from the said incident, there have been protests in Bangladesh against India as well in relation to the murder of popular student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, with Bangladeshi police saying that the suspects, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh had fled to India through the Haluaghat border.
\n\u201cThere is no logical reason for this decision of the BCCI and such a decision has distressed, shocked and angered the people of Bangladesh,\u201d reads the Bangladeshi government\u2019s IPL-related while order referring to the Mustafizur controversy.
\n\u201cNo rational reason for such a decision by the Indian Cricket Board is known, and such a decision has pained, saddened, and aggrieved the people of Bangladesh.\u201d
\n\u201cUnder these circumstances, until further notice, a request is made as per instructions to stop the broadcast\/telecast of all matches and programmes of the IPL,\u201d adds the order as reported by NDTV.
\nDhaka\u2019s move adds to its decision against going to India for the T20 World Cup 2026 due to its concerns on the \u201coverall circumstances\u201d in the neighbouring country.
\nCiting growing concerns regarding the safety and security of the Bangladesh contingent, the BCB said that the Bangladesh team will not play its games in India.
\nIt added that it has formally requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate all of Bangladesh\u2019s matches from India to Sri Lanka \u2014 which will be co-hosting the event.
\nIt is pertinent to know that the T20 World Cup 2026 begins on February 7, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh are scheduled to play their four group matches in India.
\nPakistan will play all their matches in Sri Lanka, part of a deal that allows both India and Pakistan to play at neutral venues in multi-nation tournaments.
\nPolitical relations between India and Bangladesh soured after a mass uprising in Dhaka in 2024 toppled then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a close ally of New Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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