There will be no telecast of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Bangladesh, the country’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The statement cited the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to tell Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from their squad for the 2026 season of the IPL.
“This is to inform that the Indian Cricket Board has given the instruction to the Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League which is due to start on March 26. This decision has hurt and angered the Bangladesh citizens. Due to this, there will be no telecast of all the Indian Premier League matches and segments till further notice,” said the ministry in its statement.
The move comes a day after Asif Nazrul, the advisor for Youth and Sports in the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh, said in a statement on his Facebook page that he has requested the country’s Information and Broadcasting Advisor to not broadcast IPL matches in the country. “We won’t stand for any insult to Bangladesh’s cricket, cricketers and the country. The days of slavery are over,” he said concluding his statement.
To be updated…