Dhaka, April 20 -- Former Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has opened up about his departure from Bangladesh during the Anti-discrimination Movement, saying he "feared for his life" while fleeing the country.

The former Sri Lankan batter decided to leave as he panicked due to a lack of security, Cricbuzz reported quoting Code Sport on Sunday.

Hathurusinghe left the country after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) suspended him for breaching their code of conduct.

The BCB brought misconduct charges against Hathurusinghe -- "misconduct with a player" and "misconduct as an employee".

Later, the BCB sacked him and even though he dismissed the allegations, he never spoke about what happened in that tumultuous time until Sunday ...