Indian HC hosts Bangladesh women’s team ahead of World Cup tour

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, hosted a special reception at India House, Dhaka, to honour the Bangladesh Women’s Cricket Team as they prepare to depart for the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 — co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Joined by his wife, Manu Verma, the High Commissioner welcomed players, coaching staff, and officials — including Nazmul Abedin, Chairman of the Bangladesh National Women’s Cricket Wing, and trailblazing umpire Shathira Zakir, who will become the first Bangladeshi woman to officiate at an ICC World Cup. In his address, High Commissioner Verma emphasised the deep cultural, linguistic, and historical ties between India and Bangladesh and added that cricket has become a powerful emotional bridge between the two nations....