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BCB Elections Set for October 6 Amid Tamim Iqbal’s Allegations

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BCB Elections: Tamim Iqbal Raises Concerns Over Interference

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially announced that its upcoming elections will take place on October 6. During this process, the general members, known as councillors, will elect 23 of the 25 board directors, while the BCB president will be chosen from the full pool of 25 directors for a four-year term.

The announcement comes shortly after former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal accused BCB president Aminul Islam of meddling in the electoral process.

Tamim Raises Concerns Over Election Interference

Tamim, who recently declared his candidacy, held a press briefing in Dhaka alongside other aspirants and former board members. He criticized Aminul for extending the nomination deadline unilaterally, which he claimed violated BCB regulations.

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† 𝑩π‘ͺ𝑩 π’‘π’“π’†π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’• 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’π’Žπ’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ π’…π’†π’‚π’…π’π’Šπ’π’† π’•π’˜π’Šπ’„π’†, π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’• π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π‘Ίπ’†π’‘π’•π’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 17 𝒕𝒐 π‘Ίπ’†π’‘π’•π’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 19, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 π‘Ίπ’†π’‘π’•π’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 22. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 π’†π’™π’•π’†π’π’”π’Šπ’π’ π’˜π’‚π’” π’”π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’†π’… π’ƒπ’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’“π’†π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’• π’‰π’Šπ’Žπ’”π’†π’π’‡, π’ƒπ’šπ’‘π’‚π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’‰π’Šπ’†π’‡ π’†π’™π’†π’„π’–π’•π’Šπ’—π’†, π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’„π’‰ π’Šπ’” π’‰π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’π’š π’Šπ’“π’“π’†π’ˆπ’–π’π’‚π’“,” π‘»π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’Ž 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅.

He further questioned the ad-hoc committee responsible for nominating board representatives from the eight divisions and 64 districts. According to Tamim, the committee’s setup contradicts the BCB constitution.

β€œTypically, councillors are nominated through district administrations by experienced sports organisers. This time, only the ad-hoc committee’s approval counts, and people have been added or removed arbitrarily. If elections are run this way, it’s no longer a proper election but a selection. Elections must be fair and open to everyone,” he added.

Election Structure and Timeline

The election will follow three categories:

Additionally, the Bangladesh government will appoint two directors to the board.

Tamim urged authorities to maintain the original councillors’ list published on September 17, emphasizing that cricket should remain inclusive.

β€œπ‘° 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 π’„π’π’–π’π’„π’Šπ’π’π’π’“π’” π’“π’†π’Žπ’‚π’Šπ’ π’–π’π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’†π’…. π‘ͺπ’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’Žπ’–π’”π’• π’”π’•π’‚π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’π’π’†, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 π’”π’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‡π’Šπ’„ 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒓 π’ˆπ’“π’π’–π’‘. 𝑰 π’˜π’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’π’†π’„π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’‚π’“π’•π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’‡π’†π’“π’†π’π’„π’†,” π‘»π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’Ž 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒅.

The draft voter list will be published on September 22, followed by the final list on September 25, ahead of the October 6 elections.

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