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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Bangladesh bans IPL broadcasts after one of its star cricketers is dropped by team

Bangladesh has banned broadcasts of the IPL cricket league after one of its biggest sporting stars was effectively excluded from the competition.

Fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, following an order from the Indian cricketing authorities. It comes amid mounting tensions between the governments of India and Bangladesh, with relations plummeting since the popular uprising against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

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