Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had announced the team's intention to tour.

"We were in constant touch with the BCB officials and they have conveyed to us that the tour is confirmed, "Ashraf told AFP. "They have also got approval from their board members and we are in touch for the schedule."

Ashraf said the best security arrangements will be put in place for the Bangladesh team.

"We will soon co-ordinate with the provincial governments and put in place the best arrangements for the tour and I am pretty confident that the tour will take place in the best possible manner and pave (the) way for more teams to come," said Ashraf.

Bangladesh earlier this week said they will play a Twenty20 and a one-day on January 12 and 13 respectively, both in Lahore.

The team had agreed to tour Pakistan in April this year but the event was blocked by Dhaka high court.