Bangladesh hopeful to host Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 despite political unrest

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is hopeful that they will be able to host the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 which is set to be played in the country from October 3 to 20.

Recently, a nationwide Emergency was declared in the country during the students’ protest against a reservation law during which more than 100 people were killed.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) also stated that they are “closely” monitoring the situation in the country as the internet was shut down in many parts with foreign students leaving Bangladesh in great numbers.

However, the Chief Executive Officer of the BCB, Nizamuddin Chowdhury, is confident that Bangladesh will host the World Cup.

“As of today, all I know is that we are hosting the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup as per plan, and we are working accordingly, keeping that in mind," BCB chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury told Cricbuzz.

BCB women's wing chairman Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, who is also a member of the parliament from the ruling party, added that the situation in the country is improving and they are preparing to host the World Cup as per their plan.

"We are hopeful that everything will be fine in the coming days. The Australians and England team visited here in difficult times earlier when the political situation was quite violent or say when there was corona," Shafiul said.

"The situation is not like that, and the condition is improving with each passing day. We are hopeful about hosting the tournament, and we are preparing as per our plan," he said. 

Remember, 23 matches are scheduled in the Women’s T20 World Cup between 10 teams in Dhaka and Sylhet from October 3 to 20. 

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