The BCB and other sports organisations of the country expressed deep bereavement at the tragic demise of Shamsul Islam, father of former Bangladesh cricket team captain Khaled Mashud.
Shamsul, the ex-national footballer, passed away after a drowning accident in Rajshahi on Sunday at the age of 73.
Condolences and heartfelt sympathies were extended by members of the Bangladesh sports fraternity to the family of the departed.