In a major political development on Monday former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in ‘absentia’ for the violent 2024 student crackdown by a Special Tribunal verdict. India has acknowledged interim Bangladesh government’s call for Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from the country but are ‘non-committal’ on what they intend to do about the request. In the midst of these major development ICC ODI Women World Cup 2025 champion Team India were set to face off against Bangladesh women cricket team next month for a three-match ODI and three-game T20I series. But the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to postpone the series indefinitely and are planning to organize an alternate series for Harmanpreet Kaur’s side. The three ODIs and T20Is against Bangladesh were a part of the ICC Future Tours Programme and expected to be played in Kolkata and Cuttack. “We will try to arrange an alternate series in December but details are still being worked out. As far as the series against Bangladesh is concerned we didnt get a go ahead for it” a BCCI source told PTI without divulging any details. The series against Bangladesh would have been the first outing for the team after winning the ICC Women ODI World Cup 2025 title earlier this month. While BCCI have refused to elaborate the tense diplomatic relations between the two nations may have played a major role in rescheduling of the series. The interim government in Dhaka has demanded that India hand over Hasina who has been living here after fleeing her country. “We (BCB) have received a letter from the BCCI regarding the cancellation of the series and now we are waiting to hear new dates or details” a Bangladesh Cricket Board official told PTI news agency. It may be recalled that the BCCI had deferred the men’s white-ball tour to Bangladesh in August this year to September 2026 following the unrest in that country that led to the toppling of the Hasina-led government. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team will now have to wait for an opponent in December before joining their respective teams for the upcoming edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 edition from January 7. They will embark on an all-format tour of Australia after the WPL.