Sher-e Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, the home of cricket in Bangladesh, is like a battlefield. Army helicopters were seen flying in the stadium area on Sunday. Armed exercises were also conducted in the field. And the main reason for this is to provide security to the cricketers.
The Women’s T20 World Cup has been postponed due to the recent political unrest in Bangladesh. There are also concerns about the upcoming South Africa series at home. But BCB is working to remove that fear. Bangladesh Army conducted a special exercise at Mirpur Stadium on Sunday to keep South Africa free from security concerns.
The reason for this exercise is that the South African cricket team will visit Bangladesh in the middle of next month. Before that, three delegations of the country arrived in Bangladesh yesterday to monitor the security measures of the tour. Those who will visit Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today. Then will visit Sher-e Bangla Stadium tomorrow. Before that, the army has prepared itself today.
A helicopter was seen flying in the sky of Sher-i Bengal shortly after 12 noon on Friday. Leaving the field after a few minutes of circumambulation. Even before this, such exercises have been seen in Mirpur before series or tournaments of different times.
Source : Jugantor
