Bangladesh cricket team have reached at the Christchurch Airport on their way back to Dhaka. The Team is scheduled to arrive home today (Saturday) at BST 22h40. Nineteen members including all the 15 players of the Bangladesh National Team and supporting staff are expected to reach Dhaka.
Cricket fraternity has condemned the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch that left at least 49 people dead.
The attack also led to the cancellation of the Bangladesh team's tour of New Zealand.
New Zealand Cricket ensured that members of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team are safe and secure in Christchurch. Both national cricket bodies acknowledge that playing in these difficult times is not a practical choice anymore and hence the decision to call off the third and final Test.
The BCB and NZC has worked together in making all necessary arrangements for bringing the team back to Dhaka as a matter of priority.
The Bangladesh team was on a bus that was approaching the Al Noor mosque on the eve of the third test at nearby Hagley Oval when the shooting began, bdnews24.com reports.
Mario Villavarayen, the team's strength and conditioning coach, said it was a close call.
"Their bus was just pulling up to the mosque when the shooting began," he said. "They are shaken." A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) spokesman said: "All our players are now safe... We have told them not to step out."