Aminul Haque, Bangladesh state minister for youth and sports activities, mentioned on Monday that they’re hoping the impasse round India’s proposed tour of Bangladesh in September is resolved quickly.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is keeping their fingers crossed concerning the way forward for the collection resulting from political stress between the 2 international locations.
Ever since ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a few members of her celebration have been allowed to host a digital press convention in Delhi on August 5, there was a sense floating round that steered each international locations weren’t prepared to sit down throughout the desk. Animul, nonetheless, begs to vary whereas speaking to Cricbuzz on the sidelines of a soccer match at Dhaka on Monday (August 10).
“No no no… I do not suppose so (that our relationship is strained resulting from that press convention). I feel sports activities means sports activities, and thru sports activities a superb relationship is created with all our neighboring international locations,” Aminul advised this web site, following Hasina’s August 5 presser.
Aminul mentioned he had already spoken with the Overseas Minister concerning the uncertainty surrounding India’s tour of Bangladesh slated later this yr.
“It’s being labored on on the ministerial stage. I’ve already spoken to the Overseas Minister as we speak (Monday) and they’re additionally speaking to the Indian Overseas Minister,” he mentioned.
“We need to rapidly resolve the impasse that was created across the World Cup. Inshallah, we’re hopeful that it is going to be resolved very quickly,” he mentioned.
“We strongly need to preserve the cordiality and pleasant relationship between Bangladesh and India, together with the cricket collection between the 2 international locations. We hope that this matter might be resolved very quickly,” he added.
Earlier within the day, the Indian excessive commissioner to Bangladesh – Dinesh Trivedi – met Bangladesh Prime Minister Tareque Rahman, which might have come as a sigh of aid to BCB.
“The Indian Excessive Commissioner met the Honorable Prime Minister. I’ve additionally spoken to the Overseas Minister and the Minister of State. They’re very hopeful that the stress that arose during the last World Cup might be resolved quickly. There have already been talks between the Overseas Ministries of Bangladesh and India. We’re hopeful that Inshallah, this downside might be resolved,” he concluded.
