Head of state security for Australian cricketers in Bangladesh
The Australia side set to tour Bangladesh in August-September have been offered the same level of security given to the visiting England team last year Dhaka (AFP) Bangladesh will provide the highest level of security for Australia's cricketers when they tour in August-September, organisers said Wednesday, after a spate of recent Islamist attacks. "What is usually reserved for a visiting head of state will be provided to them," Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told AFP. He made the comments as Cricket Australia's head of security Sean Carroll visited Dhaka to oversee plans for the tour, during which Australia are scheduled to play two Tests. Australia have not played a Test in the country since Ricky Ponting's team visited Dhaka in 2006, just six years after Bangladesh were granted Test status. Australia were scheduled to play two Tests in Bangladesh in October 2015 but the tour was cancelled amid security fears aft...