In the world, passport is not just a paper for travel, but is also an identity of a country’s power and its diplomacy. In such an environment when visa rules are becoming stricter, Bangladesh suddenly took a step which surprised everyone. Questions began to arise whether his passport is now getting stronger or is the picture still the same? And where does it stand compared to India? Let us understand through figures.

What is the real measure of the strength of a passport?

The strength of any country’s passport is measured by how many countries its citizens can visit without obtaining a visa beforehand. Two types of facilities are counted in this – visa free entry and visa on arrival. Every year, London-based global citizenship firm Henley & Partners releases its famous Henley Passport Index, which is based on data from the International Air Transport Association.

According to the latest update of February 2026, Bangladeshi passport holders can get visa free or visa on arrival facility in about 37 to 42 countries. This number determines the global reach of a passport.

How much access does Bangladesh passport give?

According to statistics, Bangladesh passport comes between 93rd to 97th place in the world ranking. This means that its citizens have access to travel only to a limited number of countries. These 37-42 countries mostly include some small or medium countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Asia. In big and developed countries like Europe, North America or Australia, Bangladeshi citizens have to obtain a visa in advance.

Recently, Bangladesh created a stir in diplomatic circles by relaxing the visa for North Korean citizens, but this has not had any major impact on the overall global ranking of its passport.

What is the ranking of India’s passport?

Now if we talk about India, the condition of Indian passport is better than that of Bangladesh. By February 2026, Indian passport holders can get visa free or visa on arrival facility in 56 countries. Talking about the ranking, India is at about 75th position, which is much above Bangladesh. This clearly means that Indian citizens get relatively more facilities in international travel.

The improved status of the Indian passport is also linked to India’s strong diplomatic ties and growing economic power. In the last few years, many countries have eased visa rules for Indian citizens, especially for tourism and business travel.

How big is the difference?

If we make a direct comparison, India gets visa free or visa on arrival facility in about 14 to 19 more countries than Bangladesh. There is a difference of about 15 to 20 places in the ranking also. This difference is not just a statistic, but also a reflection of trust, economic stability and international relationships at the global level. The strength of a passport indicates how much the world trusts a country’s citizens and how strong its relations with that country are.

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ICC World Cup Controversy: The World Cup organized by ICC is the biggest tournament in the game of cricket. The cricket world eagerly waits for this tournament. Cricket fans watch ICC tournaments with great enthusiasm. However, this is not seen every time, because many times decisions are taken not only on the field but also outside. Many times, in controversial circumstances, due to rising political tensions or security concerns, teams have refused to play in major tournaments like the World Cup, whether the entire tournament or a single match. Such decisions have been taken before in the history of cricket, while a similar case is being seen once again before the T20 World Cup 2026.

ODI World Cup 1996: Australia-West Indies refuse to play in Sri Lanka

For the first time in the history of the World Cup, such an incident came to light in the 1996 ODI World Cup. There was a civil war going on in Sri Lanka, the co-host of this tournament, and the situation worsened after a bomb blast in Colombo. However, before the World Cup, India and Pakistan played a friendly match against Sri Lanka in Colombo, but despite this, Australia and West Indies refused to go to Colombo for their group matches.

ODI World Cup 2003: England-New Zealand refused to play

The 2003 Cricket World Cup was jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Two cases were reported in this tournament. In the first case, England refused to play against Zimbabwe in Harare, because relations between the two countries were extremely tense. In the second case, New Zealand refused to go to Nairobi and play against Kenya due to security reasons.

T20 World Cup 2009: Zimbabwe’s withdrawal from the tournament

Zimbabwe had withdrawn its name from the ICC T20 World Cup 2009. Zimbabwe had taken such a decision because of the bad relations that had been going on for five years with the United Kingdom. Scotland were included in the tournament from the qualifiers in place of Zimbabwe.

Under-19 World Cup 2016: Australia withdraws name

Australia had withdrawn its name from the Under-19 World Cup 2016 held in Bangladesh. Earlier in October 2015, Australia refused to play the proposed bilateral series against Bangladesh due to security reasons and Australia had adopted the same stance during the Under-19 World Cup.

ICC Champion Trophy 2025: India refuses to go to Pakistan

India had refused to go to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan. Despite Pakistan getting the hosting rights of the tournament, Team India flatly refused to play in Pakistan due to political tension and security reasons. As a result, the tournament was held in a hybrid model, in which UAE was made the neutral venue and India played all its matches there.

T20 World Cup 2026: Bangladesh refuses to play in India?

Bangladesh cricket team has refused to come to India and play ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Amidst the ongoing tension between India and Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is adamant on its decision and wants all its matches to be played in Sri Lanka. However, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected BCB’s appeal citing security reasons. If Bangladesh’s stance does not change, it may be thrown out of the upcoming tournament. Now it remains to be seen whether Bangladesh changes its stance before the T20 World Cup 2026 or another controversial chapter gets added to the history of cricket.

PCB supports Bangladesh for ICC T20 World Cup 2026: An important board meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is going to be held on Wednesday i.e. January 21, 2026. In this meeting, a final decision can be taken regarding Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup 2026. On Tuesday, January 20, just a day before the ICC Board meeting, the Pakistan Cricket Board has formally written an email to the ICC supporting Bangladesh’s stand. According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, PCB has supported Bangladesh’s stand and said in an email to ICC that BCB’s decision of not playing in India is right. It has also been said in the report that PCB has also kept all the ICC Board members in the CC of its email.

What is the controversy about not coming to India?

The controversy started when, following instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), IPL team KKR released Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from its squad. After this, Bangladesh refused to come to India in February for the T20 World Cup 2026, which is going to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. All the group matches of Bangladesh are to be played in India only. On January 4, BCB wrote an email to ICC demanding that its matches be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. For this he cited ‘security concerns’. After which the ICC rejected these concerns of Bangladesh as baseless.

Bangladesh stuck to its stand

In many discussions held between ICC and BCB, no solution has been found yet regarding this issue. At the same time, Bangladesh is adamant on its stand that it will not play its World Cup matches in India. BCB officials showed a stubborn stand in the meeting with ICC representatives in Dhaka on Saturday last week. In another report of ESPN Cricinfo, it was revealed that ICC, while rejecting Bangladesh’s demands, had given it time till January 21, 2026 to take a final decision, after which ICC will take its final decision.

IND vs BAN Under 19 World Cup 2026: India has registered its second consecutive win in the Under-19 World Cup. It has defeated Bangladesh by 18 runs using DLS method. In this rain-affected match, Team India, batting first, was all out after scoring 238 runs. After rain again in the match, Bangladesh got the target of 165 runs in 29 overs. In response, Bangladesh team could score only 146 runs.

Team India was able to reach the score of 238 runs on the basis of half-century innings of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhigyan Kundu. Suryavanshi played an innings of 72 runs in 67 balls. Whereas Abhigyan scored 80 runs in 112 balls.

The tables turned in the last overs

Due to DLS method, Bangladesh got the target of 165 runs in 29 overs. At one time Bangladesh had scored 106 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 21 overs. Bangladesh had 8 wickets left in their hands and their path to victory seemed easy. As soon as Vihaan Malhotra dismissed Kalam Siddiqui Allin, the fall of wickets started from there. Bangladesh lost its last 8 wickets within 40 runs in no time.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s amazing catch

Samiun Bashir hit an aerial shot on the second ball of the 26th over, but Vaibhav Suryavanshi took an amazing catch at the boundary. The third umpire declared Bashir out after a long time. There was joy in the Indian camp after hearing the umpire’s decision.

This is India’s second victory in the Under-19 World Cup 2026. Earlier, Team India had defeated USA by 6 wickets. After registering its second consecutive win in the World Cup, India has now reached the top of the points table of Group A.

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In the Under-19 World Cup, India batted first and scored 238 runs. This match is being played in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), in which Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhigyan Kundu scored half-centuries for Team India. This match affected by rain will now be of 49-49 overs. The Indian team could not even play the entire over and was all out for 238 runs.

In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and invited Team India to bat first. Captain Ayush Mhatre could score only 6 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an innings of 72 runs in 67 balls, during which he hit 6 fours and 3 sixes. There was also an important partnership of 62 runs between him and Abhigyan Kundu.

Abhigyan Kundu took over

Abhigyan Kundu also played a strong innings and scored 80 runs. In this pressure-heavy innings, he played 112 balls. At one time Team India had lost 5 wickets till the score of 119. Here even the score of 200 seemed difficult for Team India, but Abhigyan Kundu played a slow but steady innings. His partnership of 54 runs with Kanishk Chauhan proved to be very important.

Kanishk Chauhan was out after scoring 28 runs. Whereas Abhigyan Kundu remained firm till the 47th over. He scored 80 runs in 112 balls. Apart from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhigyan Kundu, Kanishk Chauhan and Deepesh Devendran, no Indian batsman could touch double figures in terms of runs.

This bowler wreaked havoc

Bangladesh’s fast bowler Al Fahad wreaked havoc on the Indian batsmen. While bowling 9.2 overs, he gave only 38 runs and took 5 wickets. He dismissed Ayush Mhatre, Vedant Trivedi, Abhigyan Kundu, Khilan Patel and Deepesh Devendran. He gave a double blow to the Indian team in the beginning by dismissing Ayush and Vedant on consecutive balls.

The match will be of 49-49 overs

In this match being played in Bulawayo, it rained after the 39th over of the Indian innings. Due to this the game remained halted for more than half an hour. Due to rain, now 49 overs will be played in each innings of this match.

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In the Under-19 World Cup, Indian captain Ayush Mhatre and Bangladesh vice-captain Jawad Abrar did not shake hands with each other after the toss. Relations between the two countries are not going well right now, which has affected cricket as well. BCB does not want to send its team to India even for the T20 World Cup 2026, regarding which ICC officials are talking to BCB.

Today, the Indian team is playing its second group stage match in the Under-19 World Cup 2026, while it is Bangladesh’s first match. In this match being played at Queens Sports Club, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. There is a tradition that after the toss, the captains of both the countries shake hands with each other, but this did not happen here. Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav had not shaken hands with the Pakistan captain during the Asia Cup, this became a way of expressing protest.

‘No handshake’ in India vs Bangladesh match

Team India captain Ayush Mhatre and Bangladesh vice-captain Jawad Abrar came on the toss, because Bangladesh captain Mohammad Azizul Hakim is out of the match due to illness. After the toss, both did not shake hands, although there was no comment on this from both the teams.

Why is there dispute between India and Bangladesh

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with the Pakistan captain during the Asia Cup, it was a way of protesting against the Pahalgam terrorist attack. There were reports of atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh for some days. After the murder of 2 Hindu youths, protests started in India, due to which KKR also came under target. Actually, for IPL 2026, Bangladeshi bowler Mustafizur Rahman was bought by KKR for a huge amount of Rs 9.20 crore.

When there was protest, BCCI directed KKR to release Mustafizur. When the franchise did this, Bangladesh banned IPL telecast in its country. Bangladesh told ICC that it will not go to India for the T20 World Cup. They expressed their desire to play their matches in Sri Lanka, which is co-hosting the tournament with India.

The match between India and Bangladesh in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup is being played in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe). The Indian team was invited to bat first, for which Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a strong half-century. Suryavanshi was out cheaply in the match against USA, but he thrashed the Bangladeshi bowlers. He scored 72 runs in this match.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi started the Indian innings along with captain Ayush Mhatre. Ayush was out after scoring only 6 runs, but 14-year-old Suryavanshi held one end and completed 50 runs in 28 balls. He was out after scoring 72 runs in 67 balls. In this innings he hit 6 fours and 3 sixes. His wicket was taken by Iqbal Hussain.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi overtakes Virat Kohli

On the basis of this fifty, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has touched the figure of one thousand runs in Youth ODI cricket. In Youth ODI cricket, Suryavanshi has scored 1,047 runs in 20 innings. He has left Virat Kohli behind in terms of scoring the most runs in this format. Virat had scored 978 runs in 25 innings in his youth ODI career.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is currently at seventh place in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in Youth ODI cricket. Shubhman Gill, Vijay Jol, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tanmay Srivastava, Unmukt Chand and Sarfaraz Khan are ahead of him in this list.

Abhigyan Kundu also shined

Wicketkeeper batsman Abhigyan Kundu has maintained his excellent rhythm. He scored an unbeaten 42 runs in the first match of the Under-19 World Cup. Till the time of writing this article, he has completed half-century in the match against Bangladesh.

In the World Cup, Team India is present in Group A, which also includes Bangladesh, USA and New Zealand. In its first match, Team India defeated USA by 6 wickets.

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There is less than a month left for the start of the 2026 T20 World Cup. However, the Bangladesh issue has not been resolved yet. In fact, IPL After the exclusion of Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman from bcb That is, Bangladesh Cricket Board ICC Had demanded that their matches of 2026 T20 World Cup should be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. Bangladesh had cited security reasons behind this. Now ICC has rejected Bangladesh’s claim that there is any security threat in India. It is clear from this that ICC is not ready to shift Bangladesh’s matches out of India.

ICC has said in its report that they have not found anything that can be called a security threat. ICC found the security threat in the investigation to be absolutely negligible (Low to Moderate). Has estimated. Let us tell you that this is normal for organizing any match. However, ICC has not yet issued any official statement. The 2026 T20 World Cup is to start from 7 February.

Talks held between ICC and BCB today, Bangladesh Cricket Board adamant on its insistence

According to the report, on Tuesday BCB and ICC discussed the T20 World Cup 2026 over video conference. There is very little time left for the start of the tournament, but BCB is adamant on its insistence. In this conversation, BCB has requested ICC to shift its group stage matches from India to Sri Lanka.

On behalf of BCB, President Mohammad Aminul Islam, Vice Presidents Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain and Farooq Ahmed, Director and Chairman of Cricket Steering Committee Nazmul Abedin and Chief Executive Officer Nizamuddin Chaudhary confirmed their stand. BCB once again cited ‘security concerns’ behind its request.

In response to this, ICC said that the schedule of the tournament has already been announced. Also ICC requested BCB to reconsider its stand. However, according to the official BCB press release, Bangladesh has not changed its stance and discussions are ongoing with the ICC on its request.

Now Bangladesh has 2 options

Since the matter has not been resolved yet, it is clear that ICC cannot accept Bangladesh’s demand. The reason behind this is that there is not much time left for the tournament to start. Also, arrangements for hotel booking, visas for players and supporting staff and all other necessary things have already been made. Now it is almost impossible to change it suddenly. In such a situation, Bangladesh is left with only 2 options. Either Bangladesh plays the tournament as per the scheduled schedule or withdraws from the tournament.

If Bangladesh does not play and withdraws from the tournament, then ICC can replace them with another team. However, this too will not be easy in such a short time. In such a situation, ICC will request Bangladesh to change its decision every time. By the way, if any other team comes then it could be Scotland.

Now former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has openly expressed his views on the ongoing cricket tension between India and Bangladesh. He has clearly said that such big decisions should not be taken due to emotions, because it can affect Bangladesh cricket for the next 10 years.

Increasing tension regarding T20 World Cup

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in confusion regarding the T20 World Cup 2026 starting in India from February. Bangladesh has refused to come to India citing security reasons. The board has demanded ICC to co-host its matches in Sri Lanka. This entire controversy deepened when Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was released by the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. In Bangladesh, this decision is being linked to the instructions of BCCI.

Tamim Iqbal’s advice to exercise patience

On this entire matter, Tamim Iqbal while talking to Cricbuzz said that the current situation is very delicate. At such a time no decision should be taken in haste. He said, “If all parties talk among themselves, many problems can be solved.” Tamim also said that Bangladesh Cricket Board will have to think about what is its position in world cricket and in which direction to take the team in future. According to him, decisions should be taken on the basis of what is right for Bangladesh cricket and the players in the long run.

Tamim’s opinion to BCB

The former captain clearly said that BCB should work like an independent organization. He agreed that the role of the government is important and talks with it are necessary, but the final decision should be taken by the board only. Tamim said, “Public opinion is driven by emotions, but if every decision is taken on that basis, then it becomes difficult to run such a big institution.”

Tamim Iqbal warned that any decision taken today can affect Bangladesh cricket for the next 10 years. Therefore, after thinking carefully, rising above emotions, only that decision should be taken which is in the interest of cricket and players of the country. After this statement, it is clear that this ongoing dispute on India-Bangladesh cricket relations is not limited to the current tournament only, but its impact can be seen for years to come.

Cricket matches between India and Bangladesh are known not only for thrill but also for controversies. In the last few years, there were many such incidents between the two teams on and off the field, which made more headlines than the game itself. In the recent situation, when the dispute seems to be deepening in the relations between the two countries, some old disputes have also come into discussion once again. Let us know the five biggest controversies in India-Bangladesh cricket history.

1. ‘No ball’ controversy of 2015 World Cup

In the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup, Rohit Sharma was playing on 90 runs when he was caught out on a full toss ball. The umpire considered it a no ball above the waist and gave Rohit not out. Later the decision was proved wrong in replays. Rohit took advantage of the gift of life and scored 137 runs. India won the match, but Bangladesh Cricket Board and fans were very angry with this decision. Not only this, the ICC President had also raised objection on this.

2. Dhoni’s beheaded poster

Before the 2016 Asia Cup, a photo went viral on social media, in which Bangladeshi bowler Taskin Ahmed was shown holding the severed head of MS Dhoni. This was a photoshopped picture, but Indian fans called it insulting. This poster further increased the tension between the fans of both the countries. Earlier, a Bangladeshi newspaper also carried out a shameful act and published a photo of Indian players with half their heads shaved, which was photoshopped.

3. Virat Kohli accused of ‘fake fielding’

Virat Kohli was accused of fake fielding during the India-Bangladesh match in the 2022 T20 World Cup. When Bangladeshi batsmen were taking runs, Kohli made a gesture as if he was throwing the ball. Although in reality he did not have the ball. The umpires did not consider it against the rules. India won the match, but Bangladesh wicketkeeper Narul Hasan openly expressed his displeasure over this decision.

4. Under-19 World Cup 2020 melee

Bangladesh won the title by defeating India in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup final. After the victory, the celebration became so fierce that players of both the teams clashed with each other. There was a scuffle and argument on the field. Taking this seriously, the ICC banned many players from both the teams.

5. When Dhoni’s patience broke

While taking runs in an ODI match in 2015, MS Dhoni and Mustafizur Rahman collided. The allegation was that Mustafizur was repeatedly coming in the way of the batsmen while they were scoring runs. He did the same even when Dhoni was taking runs. After that, to remove him, Dhoni in anger hit him with his shoulder. After this incident, ICC fined both the players.