The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka amid tight security on Saturday (July 20), the first foreign sporting side to visit the island since the deadly Easter attacks earlier this year.
More than 250 people were killed in the April 21 bombings targeting hotels and churches that were claimed by Islamist militants, and Sri Lanka has been under a state of emergency since.
The Bangladesh team was provided with a level of security usually reserved for visiting state dignitaries, with additional deployments at their hotel and armed guards for their motorcade.
“We have special security arrangements at match venues too,” a police official told.
Bangladesh will play three one-day internationals on July 26, 28 and 31 at the Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo.
