Tamim Iqbal elected BCB president in Dhaka board elections

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has been elected as the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) following elections held in Dhaka on Sunday.

Tamim, who was the sole candidate for the post, will serve a four-year term. He had already been acting as head of an ad-hoc committee for the past two months prior to his formal election.

The Bangladesh government had called for fresh BCB elections under an interim arrangement in April after the dissolution of the previous elected board led by Aminul Islam.

The day-long voting process, which included both in-person ballots and e-voting, was conducted at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, which also serves as the board headquarters.

A total of 23 directors were elected across three categories, with two government-nominated representatives later added to complete the 25-member board.

According to the election commission, 88 votes were cast to elect 23 directors in two of the three categories.

The first category covers divisional and district representatives, the second comprises Dhaka-based clubs competing in the domestic league system, while the third includes former cricketers, captains and education board nominees. Tamim was among the 12 directors elected from the second category.

Once the board was formed, its members held an internal vote to elect the president and two vice-presidents. Following Tamim’s election as president, Fahim Sinha was elected as one of the vice-presidents, while the second vice-president is yet to be confirmed.

The previous BCB elections were held on October 6 last year, when Aminul was re-elected under controversial circumstances. At the time, Tamim, who led an opposing panel, withdrew from the race alleging bias and malpractice.

Tamim is one of Bangladesh’s most prominent cricketers, having featured in 391 international matches across all formats. As captain, he guided Bangladesh to 21 wins in 38 matches, including a notable 2-1 ODI series victory over South Africa in 2022.

He retired from international cricket in early 2025 but continued playing domestic cricket until a heart attack during a Dhaka Premier League match that year abruptly ended his playing career.

• Category 1 directors: Sayeed Bin Zaman, Abdullah Al Fuad, Minhajul Abedin, Moyeen Uddin Chowdhury, Shantanu Islam, Shafiqul Alam, Mizanur Rahman, Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury, Shakrul Alam and Faisal Amin.
• Category 2 directors: Tamim Iqbal, Fahim Sinha, Asif Rabbani, Israfil Khasru, Dr Sarkar Mahbub Ahmed, Masuduzzaman, Rafiqul Islam, Sakeef Ahmed, Shanian Taneem, Syed Ibrahim Ahmed, Yasir Abbas and Yasir Faisal.
• Category 3 director: Sirajuddin Alamgir.
• Government representative directors: Ruhul Amin and Sarfaraz Ahmed.