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The Bangladesh government has appointed Tamim Iqbal as the new BCB president after it dissolved the Aminul Islam-led BCB board of directors on Tuesday. The decision came following the recommendations of the five-member investigation committee that looked into various allegations into the BCB’s elections held in October last year.
Tamim, 37, is the youngest BCB chief and will lead an 11-member ad-hoc committee that includes former Bangladesh captain Minhajul Abedin and former cricketer and TV commentator Athar Ali Khan. The other members of the committee are Rashna Imam, Mirza Yeasir Abbas, Syed Ibrahim Ahmed, Israfil Khasru, Tanjil Chowdhury, Salman Ispahani, Rafiqul Islam and Fahim Sinha.
The government’s investigation committee made its recommendations during a press briefing at the sports ministry, where they spoke in detail about their findings about the BCB elections.
“As part of the National Sports Council’s responsibility, we have informed the ICC that this board of directors was not formed in a proper manner, and is not able to complete its work in a proper manner,” Mohammed Aminul Ahesan, the NSC sports director, said. “We have informed the ICC our decision to dissolve this board of directors. The NSC plays an important role for Bangladesh cricket or any sport in Bangladesh and on behalf of the government. Therefore, we are optimistic about the BCB and we think that the ICC will definitely uphold this decision.”
Aminul Islam had said on Sunday that he was determined to stay on as the BCB chief despite the turmoil in the board as well as the update that the committee investigating allegations of malpractice and abuse of power in the board elections last year had submitted its report to the Bangladesh government. The BCB was under increasing pressure from the sports ministry, which had questioned the validity of the last board election, Bangladesh’s absence from the recent men’s T20 World Cup, and allegations of political interference and favouritism within the BCB.
Four directors of the board had also resigned last week, taking the total number since January this year up to six.
