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Mal Loye, who was the high performance head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team, reveals what life was like in the capital, Dhaka.

He worked for the Bangladesh Cricket Board for 5 months but refused to return to the post after terrorists killed 20 hostages while he was out of the country.

The former Lancashire batsman was very familiar with the area the hostages were killed.

He said: "It wasn't until I left the country that I became aware of the risks. As a westerner you had to have your wits about you and I went into that bakery (where the hostages were taken) every morning.

"We got to know the staff really well and of course it was a massive shock when it happened."

The 43-year-old admitted that he was aware of some risks when living in Dhaka.

The former England ODI batsman said: "You had to have your wits about you. I got advice and local knowledge that helped keep you safe.

"We had a driver and I was told that we should change our route regularly and that was vitally important as I stuck out like a sore thumb because I looked so western."

This clip wis originally from 5 live Sport on Monday 29 August 2016.

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