The final report of the probe committee that investigated FIFA's ban on Bangladesh Football Federation's former general secretary, Abu Nayeem Shohag, was revealed Wednesday.
The report recommends punishment and necessary action against five more current and former officials of the country's football governing body.
After almost two months of investigation, the committee submitted its report to the BFF's executive committee over two months ago.
The report identified Shohag as the main perpetrator behind financial irregularities and errors that led to FIFA suspending the former general secretary for two years in April.
The probe committee, led by BFF vice-president Kazi Nabil Ahmed, interviewed all relevant federation officials during the investigation.
Some of them failed to provide satisfactory answers and were unable to produce relevant documents to absolve themselves of responsibility, according to the probe report.
The 10-page probe report outlined all four allegations made by FIFA to ban Shohag.
It also stated that an "unauthorized" scanned signature of BFF's top officials, including president Kazi Salahuddin, was misused to prepare the financial reports submitted to FIFA.
Additionally, proper tendering procedures were not followed.
The probe committee provided seven recommendations related to BFF's purchasing procedures to prevent further scandals in the future.
These recommendations include preparing proper estimates, creating comparative statements of tenders before any purchase, and seeking permission from higher officials.
In the opinion section, the committee recommended that three officials – operation manager Mizanur Rahman, assistant head of finance Anupam Sarkar, and chief financial officer Abu Hossain – should face "punishment."
All of them had already left their positions at BFF one after another following FIFA's ban on Shohag.
The probe committee also recommended taking "necessary steps" against grassroot manager Hasan Mahmud and competition manager Zaber bin Taher Ansary.
Both of them are still employed at the BFF office.
Congratulating the probe committee for a "comprehensive" report after an executive committee meeting Wednesday, Salahuddin stated that they would discuss the issue during the next board meeting.
