NCP, AB Party, Rastro Songskar Andolon launch new alliance to contest polls and push for reforms

Corporate leader and sports organiser Rubaba Dowla has been appointed as a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), completing the board’s 25-member line-up. The National Sports Council (NSC) issued an official letter to the BCB on Monday, nominating her as one of its two councillors. The appointment follows the BCB Board of Directors elections held on 6 October, after which the NSC initially nominated two councillors. One of them, Ishfaq Ahsan, drew criticism due to his political...

Bangladesh’s tour of despair ended in a whimper yesterday, as they were bundled out for a paltry 93 while chasing 294, succumbing to a 200-run hammering at the hands of Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The result sealed a 3–0 whitewash – Afghanistan’s first over Bangladesh in this format – and marked the Tigers’ heaviest defeat in terms of runs against their fast-improving rivals. Their previous worst margin, a 142-run loss, came in Chattogram in 2023. After...

After a brief four-month tenure steering the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) with only a handful of directors, Aminul Islam Bulbul now presides over a complete board following the elections held on 6 October. In its first meeting yesterday, the newly-formed board unveiled its standing committees, with the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) - the country’s only franchise-based T20 competition - emerging as the top agenda item. Concluding the session, Iftekhar Rahman Mithu, who continues as...

The re-election of Aminul Islam Bulbul as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) unfolded much as anticipated, rendering the Election Commission’s formal announcement little more than a procedural confirmation. At the board of directors’ election held today at a five-star hotel in Dhaka, 25 directors were chosen, who subsequently voted to reappoint Aminul as president without contest. The election also saw the appointment of two vice-presidents – Faruque Ahmed and Shakhawat...