BD always ready to host any ICC event: PM
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh is always ready to host any International Cricket Council (ICC)-sponsored cricket tournament. The Prime Minister came up with the offer when visiting ICC president Alan Assac met her at her office in the city Sunday, according to a news agency. West Indies Cricket Board president Whycliffe Cameron Dave, Singapore Cricket Board president Imran Khawja, ICC director Neil Speight and ICC chief executive David Richardson accompanied the ICC president. The Prime Minister said a cricket academy is being built in Cox’s Bazar to improve the skill of Bangladesh cricketers. ICC president Alan Assac thanked the Prime Minister for her government’s all-out support for successful holding of the ICC T20 World Cup. Assac also praised the women cricket team of the country saying that they have proved themselves in the world cricket within a short time.