The National Sports Council (NSC) recently received a letter alleging irregularities in the selection process of the Bangladesh Under-19 women’s cricket team, prompting the NSC to seek an explanation from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). After reviewing the matter, the BCB responded that it had found no irregularities in the selection procedure.
However, the player whose name and signature appeared on the complaint, Under-19 cricketer Ria Akter, has now publicly stated that she did not submit any such letter.
In a Facebook post on 16 November, Ria clarified that she had not lodged any complaint with the NSC. She wrote that the letter used her name without her knowledge and that the signature on it was not hers. To make the matter clear, she shared her actual institutional signature alongside the disputed one, stating that the signature on the NSC letter had been forged.
Ria also mentioned that many people had been asking her about the letter for some time, and she reiterated that she had no involvement with it. Her post aimed to formally clarify the issue to everyone who had approached her.
According to a BCB media release issued yesterday, the NSC received a letter on 8 September alleging irregularities in the Under-19 women’s selection process. The letter carried Ria Akter’s name and purported signature. On 17 September, the NSC wrote to the BCB requesting a detailed explanation regarding the selection procedure and other matters relating to women’s cricket.
The BCB’s review concluded that no irregularities were found.
