Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Days after officially replacing Bangladesh with Scotland in the upcoming T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has now rejected accreditation applications from Bangladeshi journalists seeking to cover the tournament, set to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7.
The move bars media representatives from Bangladesh from reporting on matches in either host country.
The development comes in the wake of Bangladesh's earlier decision not to travel to India citing security concerns -- a stance that triggered tensions between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the ICC.
On January 24, the ICC officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland in the tournament.
Bangladesh Cricket Board media committee ch...