, Jan. 4 -- Bangladesh has officially decided not to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, escalating the sporting standoff between the two countries to an unprecedented level.

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul disclosed the major development on Sunday, calling the move as a necessary response to what he termed the 'radical communal policy' of the Indian cricket authorities.

The decision came as a dramatic shift from the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) initial plan to merely request a venue change.

It signals a definitive boycott of matches on Indian soil following the controversial exclusion of pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL.

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