Dhaka, April 7 Days after the Bangladesh Cricket Board approached the BCCI requesting the resumption of bilateral ties, former captain and current president of the BCB, Aminul Islam Bulbul, was removed by the country's National Sports Council (NSC) on Tuesday. The NSC formed an ad-hoc committee to manage day-to-day affairs until fresh elections are held.
According to sources in the BCB, Bulbul was removed primarily due to the controversy surrounding the T20 World Cup, where former interim government advisor Asif Nazrul essentially held the former captain hostage and prevented the national team from visiting India for the event.
Hardline anti-India stance of Nazrul was to shift Bangladesh's matches from Kolkata and Mumbai to Sri Lanka as a protest against the removal of Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL.
During the entire issue, Bulbul remained largely uninvolved, and over the past few days, six directors of the BCB resigned due to him.
Former Bangladesh captain and country's greatest opener, Tamim Iqbal, has been named as the head of the 11-member ad-hoc committee, whose responsibility will be to hold the cricket board's election within the next 90 days.
According to NSC Director Aminul Ehsan, the decision to dissolve the current BCB board and form an ad-hoc committee has been communicated to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
While the ICC charter doesn't allow government or external interference in board matters, it is unlikely that the global body will ban the Bangladesh board, as the NSC has already announced a timeline for holding the elections.
The 11-member ad-hoc committee includes Tamim Iqbal (president), Athar Ali Khan, Rashna Imam, Mirza Yasir Abbas, Syed Ibrahim Ahmed, Minhazul Abedin Nannu, Ishrafil Khusroo, Tanzim Choudhury, Salman Ispahani, Rafiqul Islam, and Fahim Sinha.