Bangladesh assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage's contract has been terminated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), informed a BCB official yesterday.

The BCB had earlier served Kalpage a notice and asked him to join the Bangladesh camp by August 16. However, according to the BCB, Kalpage did not communicate with the board. As a result, the board decided to sack the Sri Lankan.

“His contract has been terminated. The CEO has already informed him of the termination. It's unfortunate that he couldn't continue with us. We wanted him to and we also gave him time till the 16th. However, things didn't work out,” BCB director Jalal Yunus told The Daily Star yesterday.

“We aren't thinking of hiring a replacement as yet. We will in the future, but hiring a new assistant coach is not something on our agenda at the moment,” he added.

Kalpage, like the other foreign coaches, delayed his return to the country following the terror attack in Gulshan on July 1. However, while the rest of the team management joined the Bangladesh camp a month later, he did not arrive.

Kalpage had joined the Tigers in August 2014. His now terminated contract was renewed earlier this year following a two-year stint.