Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday reaffirmed its decision not to travel to India for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, citing security concerns, during a video conference with the International Cricket Council.

During the meeting, ICC urged BCB to reconsider its position, pointing out that the schedule for the tournament, to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7, has already been announced, as per the BCB press release issued after the meeting. However, BCB maintained its stance, as both parties agreed to continue discussions in search of a possible solution, the press release added.

“The BCB remains committed to safeguarding the well-being of its players, officials and staff, while engaging constructively with the ICC to address the matter,” the release stated.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, BCB vice-president Faruque Ahmed said the board is still in negotiations with cricket’s governing body, and therefore, he was not in a position to comment further.

BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul, vice-presidents Md Shakawath Hossain and Faruque Ahmed, Cricket Operations Committee chairman Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, and chief executive officer Nizam Uddin Chowdhury represented Bangladesh in the meeting.

The identities of the ICC representatives were not stated in the BCB press release. However, it was learned that ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta was among the attendees.

Earlier on Thursday, BCB had sent a second letter to the ICC detailing its security concerns, following a request from the ICC in response to the board’s initial correspondence. On January 4, Bangladesh formally asked ICC to relocate its T20 World Cup matches from India due to security reasons.

The situation stemmed from Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman being released by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders on January 3, following directives from the Board of Control for Cricket in India after protests against the pacer’s inclusion in the IPL in India.