The Bangladesh Cricket Board will hold its board of directors election on October 6. Preparations for the election are already underway. Yesterday, nominations for the director posts were accepted from 10 am. to 5 pm. Today, the submission of nominations continues and will run until the evening.
On Sunday, Aminul Islam Bulbul and Nazmul Abedin Fahim submitted their nominations for the director positions. Fahim submitted both forms himself. Yesterday, a total of 60 people filed nominations across three categories.
In Category 1, which covers districts and divisions, 25 nominations were received. Three came from Dhaka, five from Chattogram, three from Khulna, four from Rajshahi, three from Sylhet, six from Rangpur, and one from Barishal. Category 2, for Dhaka clubs, saw 32 nominations. Category 3 received three nominations, including BCB director Iftakhar Rahman Mithu. Former Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Khaled Masud Pilot also submitted a nomination in this category.
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal submitted his nomination for the director post in Category 2. He has previously served as a councillor from the Dhaka club Old DOHS. Former BCB president Faruk Ahmed also entered the race for the director post. Shakhawat Hossain is expected to win uncontested from the Barishal division. Wins are also likely without competition in Khulna and several other divisions.
