The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reworking the media accreditation process for Bangladeshi journalists after the global body denied accreditation to all Bangladeshi journalists for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India, report agencies.
This follows Bangladesh's decision to withdraw its national team from the tournament citing security concerns.
It has been learned that Bangladeshi journalists will now be required to reapply for accreditation, with fresh applications to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The ICC is changing the application process as a member of the BCB Media Committee Chairman confirmed the mass rejection, stating that approximately 130 to 150 applications were turned down.
Some sources said, even if their team was participating in the ICC event, not all requests could be accommodated, stating that roughly 80-90 Bangladeshi journalists applied for the media accreditation.
"If you go by country quota, you can't exceed the number beyond 40. The ICC goes by the recommendations of the home board and accordingly takes a call on applications," sources added.
"There is a reworking of the process since there is a change in the number of requests and the schedules. The accreditation lists are being worked out accordingly," ICC sources said.
In Dhaka, Amjad Hossain, BCB media committee chairman, said he has taken up the matter with the ICC.
"The decision came only yesterday and we have sought to know [the details]. An explanation has been requested. This is an internal and confidential matter, but to summarise -- we wanted to know why this was done," Hossain told reporters in Dhaka.
"I have covered 8 to 9 ICC World Cups. This was the time first time my application was rejected. We are awaiting clarity from BCB before reapplying," said a senior Bangladeshi journalist.
As per the ICC assessment, the Bangladesh cricket team did not face a security threat in India but country's cricket board still decided to not travel to the country.
Subsequently, the ICC replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the tournament beginning on February 7.
However, the treatment of the media has sparked particular outrage.
Bangladeshi journalist associations are now planning to lodge a formal protest through the Ministry of Information and the BCB, demanding an explanation for why access was denied even for matches held in co-host Sri Lanka.
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