Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan is expected to resign from the post amid political unrest
Nazmul Hasan, the President of BCB, is expected to resign from the position to help the government bring reform to the board.
Nazmul, currently serving his fourth term as chief of the country’s cricket governing body, had been hiding with his wife in London ever since the unrest began, triggered by the student protests against the recently dissolved Sheikh Hasina government. Since August 5, few other influential board directors believed to have the backing of the former Prime Minister and Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, have also been in hiding.
Meetings of BCB Directors:
Several board directors currently staying in Dhaka sat together on August 14 to discuss their next course of action since the BCB has been the subject of much discussion in the country’s sporting fraternity.
They are concerned about the board’s ability to function, especially with many directors absent.
They have sought legal advice on how to proceed.
Several former cricket board officials as well as organisers have come to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium during the last couple days with the demand of the resignations of the Nazmul-led panel from the board.
Another BCB director, who was part of the meeting, echoed the same sentiment, adding that if the board is run by an elected body thereafter, they will need full cooperation of the interim government. Recently, Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud met with BCB officials to see if the board can appoint an interim head under the ICC framework. The current board’s tenure ends in October 2025 but the BCB directors are concerned if them stepping down may impact the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to be played in October this year in Bangladesh.
It was learnt that the BCB has sought guidelines from legal team on how to run the board with many directors absent at the moment. It is also understood that they are in touch with interim government officials regularly and update them about their plan of action.
On request of anonymity, a veteran director, who is also part of the current board, tried to explain the way forward for the BCB.