Cricket South Africa's training ground filming causes panic and falls foul of Bangladesh civil aviation authority rules
Proteas apologise for drone use in Dhaka
Cricket South Africa have apologised for using a drone camera during a practice session that caused panic after people spotted the unmanned aerial vehicle hovering about in Dhaka.
Last December, the Bangladesh civil aviation authority banned all unmanned aerial vehicles, which did not have prior permission, from its airspace for national security and general safety reasons.
Bird's-eye view of the Proteas' training session in Dhaka today #drone #ProteaFire #BanvSA Photo cred: @Dangerboy78 pic.twitter.com/DqY5ch7XtI
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) July 1, 2015
Unaware of that regulation, Cricket South Africa's technical analyst, Prasanna Agoram, used the camera through a remote control to take an aerial view of Wednesday's practice session, prompting an instant protest from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
"We were not aware that the drone camera should not be used without prior permission," a South Africa team spokeswoman said.
"We came to know it panicked the people.
"However we were unaware of the rules and expressed our regret to the BCB.
"The matter was finalised on the ground on Wednesday and nothing has happened afterwards."
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