A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court to ban Bangladesh from all cricketing competitions citing violence against the Hindu community in the country.
As per the plea, Bangladesh should not be allowed to participate in any cricketing till the violence against the Hindu community stops.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia is scheduled to hear the matter on Wednesday (January 21).
The PIL has been filed by one Devyani Singh through advocate Pulkit Prakash.
It has also sought directions to bar the Bangladesh cricket team from participating in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starting next month. The World Cup is being hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka.
The petitioner has made the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), International Cricket Council (ICC), Sri Lanka Cricket Board and the Bangladesh Cricket Board as respondents to the PIL.
Hindus make up nearly 8% of the Bangladesh population, and reports of attacks on the community have increased in the past few months. In December 2025, a Hindu man was lynched over a blasphemy allegation.
The Indian government has responded sharply to these incidents and said that these show "unremitting hostility against minorities".
However, Bangladesh has said that these are isolated criminal incidents.