Tamim’s uncle to run unopposed as BCB director

Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir is set to become the director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) unopposed if there are no further dramas in the upcoming elections. He is the uncle of Tamim Iqbal, the current BCB chief and the next board president.

The BCB elections are on June 7. Yesterday, Thursday, was the last day for collecting nomination papers. It was seen that only one form was purchased from Category 3. Chittagong University Councilor Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir picked up that only form. As a result, he has no rival. Now he is just waiting for his nomination paper to be declared valid as per the rules.

Former cricketer Mohammad Shahriar Hossain Bidyudy was supposed to stand in this category, but he withdrew at the last moment.

Bidyut said, “After looking at the BCB constitution, I realized that no councilor from BCB can participate in the elections from Category 3. That’s why I have withdrawn.”

Mohammad Taherul Haque Chauhan, Additional Commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police and Returning Officer of the BCB Election Commission, said that in this election, 19 nomination forms have been submitted from Category 1, 19 from Category 2 and only 1 from Category 3.

Asked whether there was any chance of anyone new coming to Category 3, he said that there was no opportunity to collect any more forms after Thursday, so there is no possibility of anyone new coming on Friday either. However, he did not want to call Alamgir a 100% sure winner right now.

The returning officer said, “There are many legal details involved here. It is not yet time to make a final comment before verifying whether the nomination paper is completely valid or not.”

In this election, 10 directors from Category 1, 12 from Category 2 and 1 from Category 3 will be directly elected. The remaining 2 directors will be nominated by the National Sports Council. These 25 directors will later choose the new BCB president.

However, Tamim and 12 others in the club category are also going to be elected unopposed. This will become official in a day or two.