After becoming the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the third consecutive term on Thursday, Nazmul Hassan said he didn’t ask for votes from anyone in last week’s election.  In category one, Nazmul had the possibility to get a maximum of 57 votes. Out of 57, he got 53 votes— the highest by anyone in the October 6 contest. Read: Nazmul becomes BCB president for next four years “I got the highest number of votes, but to be honest, I didn’t ask for votes from anyone. I wanted to see what the people think about me, and how far I can go without asking for the votes,” Nazmul said on Thursday in his first meeting with the media after taking on the role of president for the next four years.  Nazmul came to the BCB for the first time in 2012 when the Bangladesh government appointed him as the president after then-president AHM Mostafa Kamal stepped down and joined ICC.  “There are some voters I thought would not vote for me. But they actually voted for me. This is the first time when I got a real taste of election at BCB,” Nazmul added.  A total of 23 directors were elected in the election with seven winning unopposed. Two other directors-- Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam-- were nominated by the National Sports Council.  Read: ICC Player of the Month: Nasum Ahmed Favourite to Win for September Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mashud Pilot contested in the election but failed to win, but the other former captain Naimur Rahman Durjoy won the election from the Dhaka division.

Nazmul Hassan will steer Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as its president for a new four-year term as he was predictably chosen by all the newly-elected directors on Thursday. He served as the president of the board in the last two terms as well.  After taking on the full-time role for the consecutive third time, Nazmul said his main goal in the new term is to complete the construction of the Sheikh Hasina International Stadium in Purbachal.  Read: Unofficial result: Nazmul set to become BCB president again “The main thing we have to do in the term is to build the Sheikh Hasina Stadium. We need this stadium if we would like to host the World Cup. This stadium is something must for us to hold big events,” Nazmul said on Thursday in this first media interaction after the election. “As a team, we are slightly good in ODIs only, but we have to work more to be a better team. We should target number five in the ODI ranking as a team. There are many big teams who we need to beat if we want to become the number five team,” Nazmul added.  Ahead of the BCB general election, Nazmul had said that his biggest failure was not being able to work on the regional cricket bodies.  Read:Khaled Mashud concedes defeat in BCB election, thanks voters “In the new term, we will work on forming regional cricket bodies. And to do that, we have to make some changes to our constitution,” Nazmul further added.  The general election of BCB took place on October 6. A total of 23 directors were elected in the election with seven who won the election unopposed.  A J M Nasir Uddin, Akram Khan (Chattogram), Kazi Inam Ahmed and Sheikh Sohel (Khulna), Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel (Sylhet), Anwarul Islam (Rangpur), Alamgir Khan Alo (Barishal) have won unopposed in category 1 while Naimur Rahman and Tanvir Ahmed Titu have been added in this list from Dhaka division as two of their rivals— Syed Ashfaqul Islam and Khalid Hossian— recalled their participation on the day before the election day.  All eyes were on category 2 where 16 candidates contested for 12 director posts. Along with Nazmul, Gazi Golam Mortaza (Gazi Group Cricketers) and Enayet Hossain Siraj (Azad Sporting Club) bagged 53 votes each.  The other nine who are elected from category two are Najib Ahmed (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi), Mahbubul Anam (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Obed Rashid Nizam (Shinepukur Cricket Club), Salahuddin Chowdhury (Kakrail Boys Club), Ismail Haider Mallick (Sheikh Jamal Cricketers), Fahim Sinha (Surjo Tarun Club), Iftekhar Rahman (Fear Fighters Sporting Club), Monjur Kader (Dhaka Assets), Monjur Alam (Asif Shifa Academy).  Masuduzzaman, Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, Abdur Rahman and Rafiqul Islam were defeated in category 2.  In the other category, category 3, former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud beat Nazmul Abedeen Fahim.  Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam were nominated as directors by the National Sports Council (NSC). They were BCB directors in the last term as well. 

Nazmul Hassan was elected a director in the election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday paving his way to hold the board’s top post for the third consecutive term. He bagged 53 votes in the second category where 16 candidates contested for 12 director posts, according to unofficial results. On Thursday, he is expected to be the BCB president for the new term by the votes of the newly-elected directors. Nazmul was first appointed as the board president by the Bangladesh government in 2012. He was later elected as the president unopposed in the last election in 2017. Ali Reza, the returning officer of the BCB election, announced the unofficial result on Wednesday evening. BCB has a total of 25 posts for the directors, and two will be nominated by the National Sports Council (NSC). The election is for the other 23 posts. Read: Khaled Mashud concedes defeat in BCB election, thanks voters A total of 32 candidates had collected nomination papers, and two of them had recalled their participation before the election. The election was held for 16 posts, which later reduced to 14 posts as two other candidates recalled their participation on the day right before the election day. However, their name was printed on the ballot papers as they recalled their participation after the deadline. A total of 10 directors are supposed to be elected from the representatives of regional and district cricket bodies, which is named as category 1, 12 directors are supposed to be elected from the representatives of the Dhaka-based clubs, which is labelled as category 2, and one director is supposed to be elected from another category or category 3. According to the unofficial result, seven directors have been elected unopposed in category 1. This number increased to nine when two candidates from the Dhaka division recalled their participation on the day before the election day. From this category, the only contest was between former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mashud and Saiful Islam Saiful Alam Swapan Chowdhury where Saiful Alam won by a big margin. However, the total number of votes is due to be revealed on Thursday. A J M Nasir Uddin, Akram Khan (Chattogram), Kazi Inam Ahmed and Sheikh Sohel (Khulna), Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel (Sylhet), Anwarul Islam (Rangpur), Alamgir Khan Alo (Barishal) have won unopposed in category 1 while Naimur Rahman and Tanvir Ahmed Titu have been added in this list from Dhaka division as two of their rivals— Syed Ashfaqul Islam and Khalid Hossian— recalled their participation on the day before the election day. All eyes were on category 2 where 16 candidates contested for 12 director posts. Along with Nazmul, Gazi Golam Mortaza (Gazi Group Cricketers) and Enayet Hossain Siraj (Azad Sporting Club) bagged 53 votes each. The other nine who are elected from category two are Najib Ahmed (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi), Mahbubul Anam (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Obed Rashid Nizam (Shinepukur Cricket Club), Salahuddin Chowdhury (Kakrail Boys Club), Ismail Haider Mallick (Sheikh Jamal Cricketers), Fahim Sinha (Surjo Tarun Club), Iftekhar Rahman (Fear Fighters Sporting Club), Monjur Kader (Dhaka Assets), Monjur Alam (Asif Shifa Academy). Masuduzzaman, Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, Abdur Rahman and Rafiqul Islam were defeated in category 2. In the other category, category 3, former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud beat Nazmul Abedeen Fahim. It is expected that two former BCB directors nominated by the NSC, Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam, will be nominated once again for the period of another four years. According to the returning officer, the total number of votes that the candidates have bagged will be declared on Thursday. And, the new president of the board will also be elected by the votes of the newly-elected directors on the same day.

Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mashud Pilot conceded defeat in the general election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday. Mashud took part in the election from Rajshahi Division.  The result of the election will be announced formally on Thursday. An unofficial result is expected on Wednesday night.  Read: BCB Election 2021: all set for Wednesday's polling “You may have already known that I have been defeated in the BCB election,” Mashud said in his social media handle. “I would like to thank the councillors who have voted for my opponent. You might have thought that he is more capable of doing good for Bangladesh cricket.” Saiful Alam Swapan Chowdhury was Mashud’s rival in this election. He has previously served the BCB as a director for two terms.  “On the occasion of the BCB election, many fans, well-wishers, cricketers and many more people have called me and wished me good luck. I would like to thank you all. For me, the biggest win is your love. I’ve always been with cricket, and I will be the same,” Mashud added.  Read: BCB election 2021: 32 candidates submit nomination papers BCB has a total of 25 posts for the directors, and two will be nominated by the National Sports Council (NSC). The election is for the other 23 posts.  A total of 32 candidates had collected nomination papers, and two of them had recalled their participation before the election. The election was held for 16 posts, which later came down to 14 posts as two other candidates recalled their participation on the eve of the election.   However, their name was printed on the ballots as they recalled their participation after the deadline.  A total of 10 directors are supposed to be elected from the representatives of regional and district cricket bodies, 12 directors are supposed to be elected from the representatives of the Dhaka-based clubs, and one director is supposed to be elected from another category.  It is expected that two former BCB directors nominated by the NSC, Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam, will be nominated once again for another four years. 

The election of the biggest sporting body in the country, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), is set to take place Wednesday at its premises adjoining the Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. A total of 31 councillors will contest the elections for 16 director posts. BCB has a total of 25 posts for the directors, but seven have already been elected unopposed, while two directors will be appointed by the National Sports Council (NSC). A total of 173 voters were supposed to vote in the election, but with seven posts already filled, 46 councillors will not be required to vote. So the electorate will consist of 127 councillors.  Seventy of them will be able to vote in-person at the polling centre set up inside the BCB’s Board Room , while the rest (57) will use postal or e-ballots. “I had a visit to the polling centre today,” SM Kabirul Islam, a presiding officer, told reporters on Tuesday. “We will announce an unofficial result tomorrow once the polling is completed, but an official result will come a day after tomorrow.” To compete for 23 posts, a total of 32 councillors had collected nomination papers, but two of them later dropped out. They did it within a deadline for doing so. But two other councillors, Khalid Hossain from Madaripur, and Syed Ashfaqul Islam Titu from Kishoreganj ,who declared they were running later decided to recall their candidacies past the deadline, and thus their names will remain on the ballot, according to the election commission. Since both of them are from Dhaka Division, it is expected to lead to two more directors getting elected unopposed - Naimur Rahman Durjoy and Tanvir Ahmed Titu are expected to benefit. However, the names of Khalid and Ashfaqul will still be on the ballot papers as they failed to recall their participation on time. As in the board of directors, Ahmed Sajjadul Alam and Jalal Yunus are likely to be nominated as directors by the NSC. Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mashud will contest the election from Rajshahi, against Saiful Alam Swapan Chowdhury who was a director in the previous term. Another former captain Khaled Mahmud Sujon will also contest the election, and he will be challenged by Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, a coach and cricket director of BKSP. The most exciting contest is expected in the club category election where 16 councillors will contest for 12 posts. The voting will begin at 10am on Wednesday, and will continue till 5pm. Already elected (unopposed): A J M Nasir Uddin, Akram Khan (Chattogram), Kazi Inam Ahmed and Sheikh Sohel (Khulna), Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel (Sylhet), Anwarul Islam (Rangpur), Alamgir Khan Alo (Barishal). Who are going to contest as club councillors: Nazmul Hassan (Abahani), Gazi Golam Mortaza (Gazi Group Cricketers), Mahbub Ul Alam (Mohammedan), Nazib Ahmed (Sheikh Jamal), Masuduzzaman (Mohammedan), Obed Rashid Nizam (Shinepukur), Saiful Islam Bhuyian (Old DOHS), Salah Uddin Chowdhury (Kakrail Sporting Club), Ismail Haider Mallick (Sheikh Jamal Cricketers), Enayed Hossain (Azad Sporting Club), Fahim Sinha (Surjya Tarun), Iftekhar Rahman (Fear Fighters Sporting Club), Monjur Kader (Dhaka Assets), Mohammad Abdur Rahman (Mirpur Boys), Rafiqul Islam (Gazi Tyers), and Monjur Alam (Asif Shifa Cricket Academy).

All the 32 candidates who had collected the nomination papers for the upcoming general election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), submitted the documents to the election commission on Monday. The aspirants will compete for the 23 director posts. In category 1, which consists of regional and district cricket bodies, a total of 13 councillors will contest for 10 director posts while in category 2, which is consists of the members of cricket clubs of Dhaka metro, a total of 17 councillors will contest for 12 director posts, and, in category others, two councillors will contest for one director post. At least seven directors are going to win the election unopposed. There is no competitor for Shafiul Alam Chowdhury from Sylhet, Akram Khan and A J M Nasir Uddin from Chattogram, Sheikh Sohel and Kazi Inam Ahmed from Khulna, Alamgir Khan from Barishal, and Anwarul Islam from Rangpur. However, there will be a contest in choosing directors from Dhaka and Rajshahi divisions. In Dhaka, Tanvir Ahmed, Naimur Rahman, Ashfakul Islam and Khaled Hossain will compete for two posts while in Rajshahi, Saiful Alam Swapan Chowdhury and former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mashud Pilot will compete for one post. The incumbent BCB president Nazmul Hassan will take part in the election as the councillor of the Abahani Limited, while former vice-president of BCB, Mahbub Ul Anam, will also compete in the election as a councillor of Mohammedan Sporting Club. The election commission, which is led by the former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), Farhad Hossain, will sort the nomination papers and publish a list of the candidates on September 28. The candidates will be able to withdraw their participation in the election on September 30. After that, the election commission will announce the final list of the candidates the same day. The election will take place on October 6, and the result will be declared on October 7, according to the election schedule.