Bangladesh Government Dissolves Cricket Board, Appoints Tamim Iqbal as New President

Kathmandu. The Bangladesh government has dissolved the controversial Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) executive committee and appointed former captain Tamim Iqbal as the new president. 

Following confirmation of fraud and irregularities in the previous year's election, the government dissolved the board led by Aminul Islam and formed an 11-member ad-hoc committee under Tamim's leadership.

37-year-old Tamim has become the youngest president in the history of the BCB. The committee he leads includes members such as former captain Minhajul Abedin and renowned commentator Athar Ali Khan. The National Sports Council decided to dissolve the board after a five-member investigation committee formed by the Ministry of Sports found serious errors and irregularities in the previous election process.

Although former board president Aminul Islam insisted on not stepping down, the government removed him from office by invoking Section 21 of the National Sports Council Act 2018. The government has already informed the International Cricket Council (ICC) about this change. 

This committee led by Tamim must conduct a new election within the next three months and hand over responsibilities to the elected committee. Tamim, who played 391 international matches for Bangladesh, retired in early 2025.

He had to take a complete break from his playing career after suffering a heart attack while playing in a domestic league that same year. Since then, he became active in cricket politics and had withdrawn his candidacy in the previous election, alleging fraud.