WORCESTERSHIRE all-rounder Moeen Ali has taken time out of the team’s sporting tour to hear British efforts to stop acid attacks against Bangladesh’s most vulnerable girls and women.

The England team attended a round table event at the British High Commission in Bangladesh to learn how the Department for International Development is supporting victims of acid attacks.

They met with beneficiaries of UK-funded programmes, hearing how the UK provides victims with access to security, justice and health services and community leaders with resource to drive projects designed to tackle the root causes.

Tom Harrison, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, said: “We have been left in no doubt that the UK’s efforts in supporting victims of violence, particularly acid attacks that sadly see such prominence in the country, are changing lives and giving those affected the support they need.

“I am sure the visit, which was organised in conjunction with the British High Commission in Dhaka, has been an educational experience for the players.”

On the field, England crashed to a 108-run defeat in Bangladesh as the Test series finished all-square with one win apiece.