After taking oath as Sports Minister, Aminul Haque said that he wants to improve relations with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and India, and wants to resolve all the issues soon.

Aminul Haque

A new government has been formed in Bangladesh. After taking the oath of office as Prime Minister, Tariq Rahman has intensified efforts to improve relations with India, which have deteriorated over the past year. Bangladesh's new Sports Minister, Aminul Haque, has stated that he wants to improve relations with India.

After taking oath as Sports Minister, Aminul Haque said that he wants to improve relations with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and India, and wants to resolve all the issues soon.

He said, "After taking the oath, I met the Deputy High Commissioner of India in Parliament House. I spoke to him about the T20 World Cup. It was a good conversation. I told him that we want to resolve this issue quickly through talks. We want to maintain friendly relations with all the neighbouring countries."

Aminul Haque said, "We want good relations with India in sports as well as other areas. Due to political problems, we could not play the T20 World Cup. If there had been discussions, those issues would have been resolved, and our team would have been a part of the World Cup."

Following the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, the BCCI ordered KKR to remove Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from its IPL 2026 squad. KKR complied with the board's order. Subsequently, the Bangladesh Cricket Board refused to send its team to India for the 2026 World Cup and requested the ICC to shift its matches to Sri Lanka. The ICC did not accede to Bangladesh's demand, and upon the advice of its government, the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to withdraw from the 2026 T20 World Cup. Scotland was given the ICC's place in the World Cup instead of Bangladesh.