Ensuring security of ICC Women’s T20 WC is important: sports adviser

About ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (WC) scheduled to be hosted in Bangladesh from 3 to 20 October this year, Adviser to the Youth and Sports Ministry of the Interim government Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan today said that ensuring security in WC is very important.

“We have talked to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) about the Women’s T20 World Cup. Among many matters, the most important is to ensure safety to this end,” he told newsmen after assuming the office at secretariat here.

Noting that there is some work to be done at the state level to ensure safety, he said: “I will talk to Dr Yunus sir about this in detail today at Jamuna (State Guest House, the office and residence of the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government).”

Mentioning that Dr Yunus is a sports-loving person, Asif said: “He will help us in this matter.”

Asif further said that the interim government will ensure security from the state level.

It will try to resolve several matters including travel restrictions of some countries and infrastructure related issues.

Talking about another matter, he said the name of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Youth Development will be changed and it will be Bangladesh National Institute of Youth Development in all areas of the country.

About future of BCB, he said all matters in this regard will be resolved under the purview of rules. (BSS)