The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) according to the amended constitution is supposed to have a 27-member board – a president and 26 directors. The BCB election was held in October 10 last year, but the board is yet to get its 26th director and also the two vice-presidents. It was learnt, the National Sports Council (NSC) is also helpless on the issue because of the BCB’s lack of interest on the vacant posts.
The BCB got three of its directors after they were nominated by the NSC as per the constitution. Among the three was Nazmul Hasan who later was elected as the president of the board making the chair of a director from the NSC go vacant.
When quarried for the reason behind the vacant spot, even after six months of the election, NSC secretary Shibnath Roy said, “We are not being able to nominate a name because of the lack of interest from BCB. The NSC can only nominate when the BCB gives it in written.”
Shibnath also informed that the nomination will be done following the constitution and that only a councilor can get the nomination.
The BCB director and chairman of media and communication Jalal Younus admitted of the delay.
“There are passable reasons behind it. The board was busy with the World Twenty20 and the Asia Cup. And secondly, you need to have all the board directors in a meeting to discuss this which we didn’t have in the recent meetings,” said Jalal.
Jalal hopes that the very important pending issue will be taken care of soon if not in the next board meeting which is scheduled take place tomorrow.
In December 2013, five candidates emerged for the two BCB vice-president posts for an election supposed to take place on December 4.
Former senior vice-presidents Mahbub Anam and Ahmed Sazzadul Alam expressed their interest, along with Enayet Hossain, Ahmed Iqbal Hasan and AZM Nasir.
The BCB failed to reach a consensus over the two largely ceremonial posts and consequently asked for a vote.
Officials said that a total of 26 directors will cast their votes in a secret ballot.
