There is no security issue. There are no jihadists in Bangladesh despite what our Prime Minister might lie about. That lie is now coming home to roost...Aussies think there is a threat. First of all, Australia is too minor a player to have any intelligence presence in Bangladesh. Besides the US and India, I highly doubt anyone has any intel inside the country. So the Aussie alert is nonsense. There are jihadists in India, and if one attacked the Aussie High Commission in Delhi, the next day, a full strength Australia squad would be playing a match at the Kotla. Money talks and Bangladesh bring very little.SpitfiresKent wrote:I wonder what the security issue is? Any idea Kriterion?
Dale Steyn recently played soccer out on the streets, and we haven't had any problems with any tours.
The situation late in 2013 and 2014 was slightly dicey, but even then foreigners were never in any danger. No one is going to mistake Mitchell Starc or Morne Morkel for being a member of the opposition party.
My gut is that this tour will go through once the CA realizes that Bangladesh really is one of the safest (no place is 100% safe) places in the world to tour.