Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Finance Committee Chairman Najmul Islam gestures throughout an occasion. — AFP/File  Najmul Islam eliminated in finest curiosity of organisation: BCB.BCB says transfer goals at guaranteeing efficient functioning of board.Board urged gamers to keep up professionalism.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday eliminated Najmul Islam from all duties, together with his function as chairman of the finance committee, following mounting strain from the nation’s cricketers.Â
The choice, made by the BCB President Mohammad Aminul Islam in accordance with Article 31 of the BCB Structure, goals to make sure the graceful and efficient functioning of the board, acknowledged a press launch.
The transfer got here after cricketers boycotted the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to protest controversial remarks by Najmul, who additionally served as a BCB director. The gamers had been demanding his resignation.
Based on the assertion, the BCB president will function performing chairman of the Finance Committee till additional discover.
The board reaffirmed that the pursuits of the gamers stay its highest precedence and reiterated its dedication to upholding the honour and dignity of all cricketers underneath its jurisdiction.
The BCB urged gamers to keep up professionalism and dedication to the event of Bangladesh cricket throughout this difficult interval and to make sure their continued participation within the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
The transfer follows a agency stance by gamers on Thursday, when no groups arrived on the venue hours earlier than the scheduled begin of the BPL in protest in opposition to what they described as humiliating remarks by Najmul Islam.
The finance committee chairman was going through widespread criticism after accusing Tamim Iqbal of being an “Indian agent” in a Fb submit.
The feedback got here in response to Tamim’s current interview, wherein he urged the BCB to prioritise cricketing pursuits forward of Bangladesh’s participation within the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Tamim’s statements adopted the BCB’s choice to not journey to India, citing safety considerations, after the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested the discharge of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the IPL.
Najmul Islam’s Fb submit rapidly drew backlash, with screenshots circulating extensively on social media. In it, he wrote: “This time, the people of Bangladesh witnessed, with their own eyes, the emergence of yet another proven Indian agent.”
Earlier, the Cricketers Welfare Affiliation of Bangladesh (CWAB) had declared that gamers would boycott the BPL until Najmul resigned previous to the opening sport between Noakhali Specific and Chattogram Royals, scheduled for 1pm on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium.Â
Islam additionally used harsh phrases and warned that within the occasion of a boycott of Bangladesh’s World Cup, the gamers wouldn’t be given any monetary compensation.
In a while Friday, he Islam issued a clarification on Fb, stating that his remarks mirrored his private opinion.
“A legendary cricketer who scored 15,000 international runs for Bangladesh is now batting in favour of India. This is purely my personal opinion. Please do not take this comment in any other way,” he wrote.
Each BPL matches postponed because of participant boycott
Each BPL matches on Thursday – the primary between Chattogram Royals and Noakhali Specific, and the second between Rajshahi Warriors and Sylhet Titans – have been postponed as a result of participant boycott.
Despite the fact that there gave the impression to be motion on the problems – the BCB agreed to the participant physique CWAB’s calls for and eliminated Nazmul Islam from his place as head of the board’s finance committee – however it got here too late within the day for the matches to go forward as scheduled. There was no affirmation but whether or not the boycott can be referred to as off or not, and whether or not the BPL matches on Friday would even be impacted.
