Bangladeshi fans waving the Bangladeshi flag at a cricket match. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
The order came after an outcry over images of locals waving Pakistani flags during the recently concluded Asia Cup, also held in Bangladesh.
A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) spokesperson said the board had issued a directive after it "noticed that some local fans were flying foreign flags flouting the country's flag rules".
"We've received instruction in this regard," the spokesperson told AFP, without clarifying.
"As such we've ordered security officials and guards to make sure Bangladesh fans cannot carry or fly flags of foreign nations in the stadiums."
The BCB order came on the eve of Bangladesh's 44th Independence Day celebrations, marking the day when the nation went to war against Pakistan.
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Please be Open Minded. One thing has been happened. B.desh is a country now. But don't forget Peoples of both side were the citizen of one country, so still HEARTS OF BOTH SIDE breath together. The other side both are Muslims. Here in Pakistan we do feel same pain for any bad incident in B.Desh and the peoples of B.Desh do feel same pain for PAKISTAN'S bad incidents. tariq hussain
We still love you bangladesh and specially those who still wants to have Pakistani flag in there hands. Long Live Pakistan.
We Pakistanis sincerely love the Bangladeshis and respect them as fellow muslims.this is disappointing U know what we all said when the Bangladeshis lost?we felt sorry for the girls who cried.we were impressed by the level of loyalty and support they had for their team. We respected them then and we do now.we feel extremely sorry for what happened between us.but please. Those were our politicians .we harbour no such feelings what so ever and are extremely sorry for the past.but we hoped u cud bury the hatchet.this sort of incident is painful indeed.
When we beat that pathetic team in the finals of Asia cup she walked off so that she did not have to meet the winners. We will do it again Inshallah and this time should refuse to meet her, period.
Next would be banning people using their tongues in favor of other teams (read Pakistan's team), Bangladeshis should thank God and haseena that haseena did not get them death penalty from courts for waving Pakistani flags
Soon Haseena wajid will be forced to wave the pakistani flag again.
@Umayr Masud: wrong...The general people are sports lover that's why they support Pakistan team other wise banning of flags would not have happened.
If this is the level of democracy in Bangladesh and India, than I am glad that even after having military dictatorship for decades in our country, we are still more democratic than some of these so called nations. No disrespect to the Bangladeshi fans though, they have been very supportive of Pakistan and it shows on what levels Bangladesh was made. This news is a direct dictation from the Indian govt. To the anti-Pakistan Bangla govt. Which even their people hate. Last thing to remember, Pakistan was a movement which gave hope to others oppressed area of India that if they fight hard, they can have their freedom. No matter how hard they try, Pakistan is and will be the nation everyone looks up to when they talk about freedom.
what about ban on Indian movies and tv channels ?
We should do the same here in Pakistan--oh wait, nevermind
@saeed: Now this is what you call "blowing your own trumpet"!! Pakistanis need to learn to earn respect, but not order respect.
I guess Bangladesh did what she was forced to do by one the three Cricket Lords in the ICC.
Apparently both India and Bangladesh are obsessed with Pakistan. Thier ppl love us and the governments trying to curb it.
@Hailstorm:
Bro, you are most welcome to form a united Hindustan with Bangladesh but never in your dreams think about occupying Pakistan. Unlike Bangladesh, we have power to safeguard our homeland.
@Gurion: Why act oh-so-righteous here? Don't you have a cricket pitch to pulverize?
Stop fighting Guys. In a few years, after fanatics are gone from our countries we shall be a United Hindustan Again.
Sorry to say but Bangladesh is proving more and more to be sore losers nowadays ever since they lost the final to the Asia Cup
@Gurion:
Yeah it IS hilarious, Pakistanis should highlight how India has always been "childish, lacking in sportsman spirit, non-secular, fanatical, intolerant, hateful, silly, freedom of speech etc Right???
Pakistanis complaining that Bangladesh is being childish, lacking in sportsman spirit, non-secular, fanatical, intolerant, hateful, silly, freedom of speech etc.?! This is so hilarious!!
Now Bangladesh is showing prejudice and hatred in cricket like India whereas games must be separated from political and religious matters but now in Bangladesh like India cricket has been mixed up with political matters.How shamefully BCB is showing its prejudice and hatred for the other cricket teams participating in Twenty 20 world cup in Bangladesh!!!!
AOA to all i just wana say "If the world is against Pakistan we are against the world"
Pakistan zindabad In sha Allah our flag will be everywhere in world with pride.........Go green go.............
It seems that like India, the Bangladeshi PM is also worried our Pakistan's growing popularity among the masses :D
Come on Guys! Its not just about flying Pakistan's flags by the bengalis. its about flying any country's flag. Just imagine you see your own Pakistanis flying an Indian flag in Pakistan during a match. You all know the consequences!
it is a game, if you act like this better not to host next time !!
It is a game , if you act like this in a game better not to host next time ...!!
Basically its targeted at Pakistan because Hasina is anti-Pakistan and thousands of Bengali supporters were supporting the Pakistani cricket team and waiving Pakistani flags.
@East View: Why r u commenting here??? When we try to comment on a hindustani news website you people abuse us, our religion and our country and here you are shamelessly hovering around
Thats a new low...i remember Haseena Wajid's bias in the final of Asia cup 2012 (Pakistan vs Bangladesh) when she had to distribute the trophy to the winner, but she left the ground when Pakistan won!
Maybe those Bangladesh fans want become a part of Pakistan again, just like Crimea and Russia.
“As such we’ve ordered security officials and guards to make sure Bangladesh fans cannot carry or fly flags of foreign nations in the stadiums.”
If they really are Bangladesh fans then why would they carry or fly flags of any other nation in the stadium? Lol, what a lame explanation by the officials!
How unfortunate we are, we had lost such a wonderful nation..
Bangladeshi fans wouldn't be supporting Pakistan or other countries if their cricket team was half as decent as other test playing nations abs if they stop losing to minnows like Afghanistan!!!
big LOL...they r still kids..
dun know y EVERYONE z so afraid of Pakistani supporters..cum on india n bengladesh..getta life..Pak z love <3
I was really happy to see that ordinary Bengalis, despite the feelings they must have and what they are told about Pakistan by their PM, still were big hearted enough to support Pakistan...
@Nitin: What a stupid way of curbing crowd emotions? This could only happens in south Asia where one country suspended student for their support to pakistan and now Bangladesh doing the same in its own way.
A childish move by a childish regime. If this is not autocracy then I don't know what is. This is a serious attack mainly on the Pakistani flag and support. We should at least make a counter statement and portray our viewpoint or a little tit for tat .
Bangla Desh has once again demonstrated that they suffer from an "inferiority complex". Do they want to join Big Brother Pakistan again? Please stay away.
So every problem starts with pakistani flags.Bangladesh smelled that and take appropriate actions..well done.
Thank you Bangladeshis for supporting us..
Shame on bd board! Bangladeshi who love pakistan nd always supported pak! :'( won't be able to support pak anymore! I being a pakistani love ban fans n i hate bd board! Pak was the one who strived for ur status! I feel soo bad! A ridiculous step.
QUOTE: "The BCB order came on the eve of Bangladesh’s 44th Independence Day celebrations, marking the day when the nation went to war against Pakistan."
Bangladesh went to war againt Pakistan? Pakistan the territory of all innocence???
Secular my foot!
What a secular move!
So Juvenile. From the support the Pakistani team has been getting from Bangladeshi crowds, it's clear that the Bangladeshi public has very warm and friendly feelings for Pakistan. By banning flags, the authorities are only showing how stupid and out of touch with their public sentiment they are
More childish behaviour from BD. They openly weep when their team is losing, cry foul they cannot win, and now want to ban fans from holding their favorite team's flags. Seems like they need to mature up!
Wow the great secular “Tolerant” & liberal Bangladesh..... Another win for the liberals!!
A sign of great Sportsmanship portrayed by the Bangladeshi authorities. If by banning Parties like Jamaat and forcing the people not to wave certain flags is the name of the secularism then Pakistan is better off without secularism and we should not even talk about it. Bangladeshi secularism is actually the second name of forcing one thought on others while terminating any difference of opinion. Bangladeshis dont have a secular regime. This is the totalitarianism in my view.