BCB elections on June 7

The date for the election of the new board of directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been set for June 7. On Saturday, the BCB Election Commission released the full schedule for the 2026 elections.

According to the schedule, the draft voter list will be released on May 17. If anyone has any objections to this list, they can be informed on May 18. After a hearing on those objections on May 19, the final voter list will be released on that day.

Nominations will be available on May 20 and 21, and can be submitted on May 21 and 22. The nominations will be scrutinized and the initial list of candidates will be published on May 23. If there are any objections to the candidates, May 24 has been set for them to be reported and heard. Then, May 25 is the last date for withdrawal of candidacy and the final list of candidates will be published on that day.

Those who cannot vote in person can also apply for postal and e-ballot voting on May 25. Ballot papers will be sent to these voters between June 1 and 6. They will have to vote by 1 pm on election day. Live voting will be held at the BCB boardroom in Mirpur on June 7 from 10 am to 4 pm. The election results are scheduled to be announced at 6 pm on the same day. A total of 23 directors will be elected from three different categories. In addition, two more directors nominated by the National Sports Council (NSC) will join the board.

Earlier, the BCB formed a three-member election commission on May 13 to conduct the elections. Senior lawyer Ahsanul Karim has been appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner. The other two members of the commission are Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Israil Howlader and NSC Deputy Secretary and Director A. B. M. Ehsanul Mamun. The National Sports Council dissolved the previous board led by Aminul Islam Bulbul on April 7 after allegations of various irregularities in the October 6 elections last year.

On the same day, the NSC formed an 11-member ad hoc committee and made former national captain Tamim Iqbal its president. At that time, the committee was directed to complete the election within three months and given time till July 6. Following that directive, the ad hoc committee started the election work earlier this month. Names of 192 councilors were sought from various associations, clubs and organizations, the last date of which was today, May 16.