India is scheduled to tour Bangladesh for six white-ball series in September.
Nazmul Abedin Fahim, BCB's Director of Cricket Operations, confirmed the situation, saying that communication between cricket boards is normal and necessary for maintaining strong international relations.
"We maintain regular communication with various countries' cricket boards. As part of that regular communication, we recently reached out to the Board of Control for Cricket in India via a letter and through an email to communicate with them.
In the letter, we mentioned that the Indian national cricket team is scheduled to come to Bangladesh in September to play a series, and after that, our women's team is supposed to go to India. We also included in the letter a request to explore any other possibilities for reciprocal cricket collaborations," Nazmul Abedin Fahim, Director (Cricket Operations) of BCB, told ANI over the phone.
The outreach follows a period of hostility between the two cricketing nations. Mustafizur Rahman, a Bangladeshi bowler, signed with the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the IPL 2026 season. However, due to political opposition from local organizations, the BCCI directed KKR to release him, causing friction between the boards.
The situation deteriorated further when Bangladesh decided to boycott the T20 World Cup hosted by India, straining cricketing relations. Diplomatic ties between the two countries have lately improved.
Following the new elections on February 12, the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken steps toward strengthening bilateral relations with India.
As per the itinerary, India is scheduled to tour Bangladesh for six white-ball matches, including 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. This series was to be played in August 2025, but scheduling and security concerns led to its postponement.
The final schedule is anticipated to be decided between the two boards following the Bangladesh Cricket Board's submission to the BCCI.
Here is the tentative schedule:
September 1, 1st ODI, Mirpur
September 3, 2nd ODI, Mirpur
September 6, 3rd ODI, Chattogram
September 9, 1st T20I, Chattogram
September 12, 2nd T20I, Mirpur
September 13, 3rd T20I, Mirpur
(ANI inputs)