The ECB and the Bangladesh Cricket Board mutually decided to reschedule the tour.

Originally planned for September and October, it would have seen the two sides play three One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 (T20) Internationals.

The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong are planned to host the matches.

Although it has not been officially confirmed, it is thought the tour has been delayed because of complications surrounding coronavirus.

The Asian country has gone from 261 new cases to 15,989 between May 15 and August 2.

Despite this Australia are in the capital ready to play a five-match T20 series which is set to begin today (August 3).

The suspended tour will have a knock-on effect on the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the T20 World Cup.

With both teams featuring several IPL players, the decision will enable many of them to play in the tournament when it resumes on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates.

Prior to the postponement, Ashley Giles, the England and Wales Cricket Board's cricket director, had stated that "no England player will be allowed to participate in the IPL as [the] England team will tour Bangladesh," as reported by InsideSport.

The tour was supposed to act as a warm-up for the T20 World Cup, scheduled for October 17 to November 14 in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

England are also set to tour Pakistan for two T20Is on October 14 and 15 as part of their preparations for the event.

If it takes place, it will be the first time that England have toured Pakistan since 2005.

International cricket was not held in Pakistan for almost a decade after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in 2009, killing eight people.

The ECB and Pakistan Cricket Board are currently confident the tour will go ahead.