Bangladesh ministry orders halt on IPL broadcasts after Mustafizur snub

The Bangladesh Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has instructed all broadcasters in the country to stop airing the Indian Premier League.

This directive follows the exclusion of fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad ahead of the 2026 season.

The broadcasting ban was issued through an official notification on Monday, January 5, signed by assistant secretary Firoz Khan. It applies to all IPL matches and related programming and will remain in effect until further notice.

According to the notice, the ministry took cognisance of the BCCI's decision to leave Mustafizur out of the KKR squad for the IPL season scheduled to begin on March 26, 2026.

"No reasonable justification for such a decision is known," the notification stated. "Such a decision has hurt, distressed and angered the people of Bangladesh.

"In these circumstances, it is requested, by order, that all matches and programmes of the Indian Premier League be stopped from broadcast and transmission until further instructions," it added, noting that the directive was issued in the public interest with approval from the appropriate authorities.