England and Wales Cricket Board to monitor Bangladesh security
Sunday 3 July 2016 16:03, UK
The England and Wales Cricket Board will monitor the security situation in Bangladesh ahead of their tour of the country in October.
The ECB are responding to concerns following Friday's terror attack in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka, where 20 foreign nationals were killed.
England are playing three ODIs and two Tests during a brief trip to the sub-continent.
The squad are due to be based in Dhaka and Chittagong for the entirety of the tour, with the ECB saying they will listen to Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advice.
The government department stressed: "We specifically advise against visiting areas where foreign nationals are known to congregate such as public areas of international hotels, large supermarkets, restaurants and clubs."
An ECB spokesman said on Saturday: "The safety and security of our players and management is always of paramount importance, and this applies to all teams representing England on overseas tours.
"We will continue to monitor and assess the situation in Bangladesh over the coming weeks and months, and will undertake a thoroughgoing and robust pre-tour inspection of planned security arrangements for the England team.
"We will also continue to work closely with the FCO and should our director of security, Reg Dickason, or the FCO, advise that the environment is not acceptably safe or the right measures not in place, we would take the appropriate steps."
