England’s tour to Bangladesh in doubt after terrorist attack in Dhaka

England’s tour to Bangladesh later this year is in primary doubt after a terrorist attack using ISIS in Dhaka in a single day left 20 useless in a restaurant famous with Westerners.

The Britain & Wales Cricket Board has issued an assertion announcing it will “take the best steps” and speak to the tour off if safety for the team is not guaranteed or the British authorities warn them it isn’t secure to travel.

England introduced the best itinerary for the Bangladesh tour last week because of arriving in Dhaka on Sept 30 and will play three one-dayers and Checks over five weeks.

Reg Dickason, Treg Dickason, the ECB’s security expertise now expected to travel to Bangladesh to review protection and security arrangements. His verdict will decide whether the excursion goes in advance.

An ECB spokesman said: “The protection and protection of our gamers and control are constantly of paramount importance to ECB, which applies to all groups representing England on distant places tours.

“We can keep monitoring and determine the state of affairs in Bangladesh over the coming weeks and months and will adopt a thoroughgoing and sturdy pre-excursion inspection of planned protection preparations for The Britain group.

“We will also keep to paintings intently with the Overseas and Commonwealth Workplace [FCO] and ought to our Director of safety, Reg Dickason, or the FCO, endorse that the surroundings aren’t always acceptably safe or the right measures no longer in location, we would take an appropriate step.” The ECB has to evaluate the security of now not simply the group but additionally, supporters and media traveling on tour.

The Overseas and Commonwealth Office up to date its security repute for Bangladesh on Saturday and warned British nationals not to accumulate in areas that might be goals for terrorists seeking to attack Westerners. A visiting England team and its supporters would make a high-profile goal. Besides jobs, advocate in opposition to touring regions where Foreign nationals are recognized to congregate consisting of pain International Lodges, huge supermarkets, restaurants, and clubs,” stated the FCO.

No Britons were confirmed a number of the casualties in an attack at a bakery in Dhaka’s diplomatic sector. Police stormed the cafe, which embassies and Global faculties surround. Islamic Country claimed responsibility for the attack.

Closing yr Australia pulled out of a tour to Bangladesh after assaults on westerners, and their under-19s team did now not play at a Global Cup inside you. S. Some months later.

If The Britain excursion is canceled, the opportunity for gambling fits within the UAE, where Pakistan is primarily based due to security issues in the u. S. A.  India stays every other opportunity with England heading there besides five Test matches as quickly as the Bangladesh excursion ends on Nov 1.