Cricketers face death threats for protesting

Sports Desk

Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) President Mohammad Mithun, Nazmul Hossain Shanto and several other top leaders of the organization have received death threats over the recent dispute between the BPL and the BCB, sources said on Thursday.

The situation has arisen since the recent dispute with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is worth noting that BCB director M Nazmul Islam was finally removed from the post of chairman of the finance committee under the threat of a boycott of domestic cricket led by the COAB.

Sources said that several messages targeting senior leaders of Qaab have been threatening to kill them, which is very worrying. Mithun said in this regard, “All of us who were in front of the camera have been threatened from unknown numbers.”

The BPL Governing Council is taking the matter seriously. In this regard, Council Member Secretary Iftekhar Rahman Mithu said, “We have a well-organized security department. If those who are receiving threats share those numbers with us, we will hand it over to the security team. We are taking the matter seriously.”

Recently, there was a rift between the BCB and the COAB leaders over demands related to BPL remuneration and the interests of the cricketers. This conflict led to a stalemate in cricket on the field, but later attempts were made to calm the situation through negotiations. However, in the meantime, the issue has now taken a new turn as the leaders have received such threats.