The Australian High Commission in Dhaka has given a reception to Bangladesh cricket team ahead of the World Cup.

The reception marked the Australian National
Day celebrated on Tuesday.
Australia and New Zealand will jointly host the
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 from Feb 14 to Mar
29.
Bangladesh will face Australia in the group
match in Brisbane on Feb 21.
High Commissioner Greg Wilcock wished
Bangladesh team all the best and said
“although my loyalty to the Bangladesh team
might lapse that day, I otherwise look forward
to seeing the Tigers perform strongly in the ICC
World Cup 2015”.
He said financial, political and cultural links
between Bangladesh and Australia had
“deepened”.
“Our people-to-people ties are also sustained
by cricket – ties that were renewed when
Bangladesh hosted the ICC T20 World Cup last
year,” he said.
Almost 30,000 people of Bangladeshi origin live
in Australia, and the community is growing
rapidly.
About 7,000 Bangladeshis are studying in
Australia.
“The personal ties between us - forged by
family, business and education – are striking,”
the high commissioner said.
He said over the past 50 years, Australia had
been “a reliable development partner”, working
through collaborative relationships aimed at
reducing poverty and improving sustainability
throughout the region.
And these strengths had been reflected in its
engagement with the countries of Asia, he said.
He said it was also true of Australia’s relations
with Bangladesh.
He said the growing two-way trade reflected
Bangladesh’s significant economic growth.