The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appears to be in a state of flux after several directors confronted finance committee chairman M Najmul Islam over remarks he made in a recent media interview.

There have been suggestions that the A-plus category may be scrapped altogether, but BCB officials have clarified that the category will remain.

“Nothing much, just preparing for the football World Cup,” Bangladesh middle-order batter Tawhid Hridoy joked on Facebook on Sunday, sharing photos of national team players kicking a football around at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Bangladesh’s decision not to play its 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup matches in India has raised serious concerns about India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, according to a report from The Guardian.

The competition carries total prize money and fees worth Tk 2.5 crore.

BCB had twice deferred the submission of the committee’s report.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has categorically denied social media claims that its president Aminul Islam Bulbul is under investigation by the chair of BCB’s Integrity Unit Alex Marshall and has filed a General Diary with the Mirpur Police Station over the matter.

Had everything gone according to plan, this would have been one of Phil Simmons’ busiest periods. He would have travelled with the Bangladesh team to the World Cup venue and begun final preparations ahead of the global tournament.

South Africa great AB de Villiers said that Bangladesh’s exclusion from the upcoming T20 World Cup presents a “bad look” for cricket and that the situation should never have been allowed to reach such a stage.

Bangladesh cricket finds itself in a state of drift. On Monday, the lush green outfield of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium lay unusually quiet, while even the academy ground showed little sign of activity.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said he had briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the “International Cricket Council (ICC) matter”, adding that a final decision would be taken either on Friday or next Monday.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has reinstated director M Najmul Islam in his previous role as finance committee chairman, BCB sources confirmed.

Shakib has not returned to Bangladesh since July 2024 following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Muhammad Mukhlesur Rahman has stepped down from his role as audit committee chairman following allegations of involvement in match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday said there was no scope to send the national team to India for next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup stressing that the decision was taken solely by the government on security grounds.

The comments came within hours after the ICC formally rejected the BCB’s request to relocate its group-stage matches from India to Sri Lanka.

International Cricket Council rejected Bangladesh Cricket Board’s request to relocate the national cricket team’s matches of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from India after an ICC board meeting yesterday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday upheld the previous schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India from February 7.

According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to relay its government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, also to be co-hosted by Sri Lanka, then they will be replaced by another team.

Team can't be forced to travel to India to play T20 World Cup under pressure, he says