Bangladesh Journalists T20 World Cup Face Accreditation Issues
The accreditation of journalists to T20 World Cup in Bangladesh is already a hot issue following reports that the 2026 tournament has rejected applications to host it. The International Cricket Council (ICC) made things clearer, stating how the journalists of all the countries involved will be accredited.
Indeed in early this month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that 130 to 150 Bangladeshi journalists had requested accreditation. Nevertheless, none of the applications were first accepted. The media committee chairman of BBC, Amzad Hossain, said that all applicants were dismissed. It is raised an alarm within the media fraternity of Bangladesh.
On January 20 and 21, some Bangladeshi photojournalists were first approved. These e-mails contained visa support letters. The approvals were however withdrawn later. Journalist Mir Farid also gave his account of how he initially received confirmation and a visa support letter but afterwards a rejection notice was received. This has resulted in confusion between the media that covers the cricket events in South Asia.
The row is after the announcement by ICC to host the T20 World Cup 2026 in Scotland in place of Bangladesh. Bangladesh had refused to fly to India, co-host of the tournament together with Sri Lanka in February 7 to March 8. This prompted speculations of tensions between ICC and Bangladesh Cricket Board.
The ICC has started revising the accreditation of the Bangladeshi journalists even though Bangladesh does not take part in the tournament. The authorities justified that it had to re-work the process because the number of requests and times of scheduling changes. The ICC established that every nation is allowed to accredit 40 journalists to a given tournament.
ICC sources insisted that the 40-journalists per country accreditation limit is a norm. They also observed that the recommendations of home cricket board are important in the selection of journalists who are accepted. This procedure guarantees a balanced media representation and at the same time being in line with the tournament guidelines.
The accreditation of journalists to cover T20 World Cup in Bangladesh has shown the difficulties of media professionals. It was when national teams do not take part in major events. ICC now has to decide on the lists and make sure that the approved journalists will be able to cover the tournament without any hassles. This offers Bangladeshi reporters an opportunity to be present in the world cup even though their country was not participating.
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