The Dhaka-based clubs have given Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) an ultimatum to revoke the proposed changes to the BCB constitution. The proposed changes being considered by a five-member committee, led by BCB director Najmul Abedeen Fahim, were leaked in the media recently.

When Dhaka-based clubs got wind of the changes, they came together in a meeting on Tuesday at a hotel in the capital to discuss the issue and formulate a stance on prospective changes. Under a forum of Dhaka Cricket Club Organisers' Association, the discussions were held with representatives from 67 clubs attending the meeting. The nine other clubs not present at the meeting have also voiced their support behind this movement.

There was a furor regarding the steps that the five-member constitution amendment committee is considering. Organisers spoke out against the nature in which Dhaka-based clubs and the organisers' contribution to Bangladesh cricket are being undermined.

The clubs altogether threatened to boycott cricket leagues if BCB approves of the proposed amendments.

They agreed to an ultimatum till January 17 to revoke the amendments being considered and also announced that on January 18, they would go to the board and sit down with BCB president Faruque Ahmed to see where the BCB stands on this matter. They also demanded the resignation of Fahim from the board.

Furor ensued when it came to light that the five-member committee was set to propose the dissolution of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM). The other areas of concern were the reduction of councilors from category 2 in BCB general council.

The number of directors representing Dhaka clubs in the board has been proposed to be reduced from 12 to four, according to the proposed changes. The organisers, instead, demanded that the number of directors representing Dhaka clubs be increased from 12 to 15.

"What has been done is an insult to all our clubs; that is number one. Another thing is, this is a settled issue. At times it may be that under a system of directorship, there will be a president, vice president, and secretary, and these things can be there. But the number of people, especially the contribution of our clubs in the Dhaka League, the clubs' contribution to cricket development and player production, from the time of independence until now, has been insulted in this proposed constitution. The number of board directors has been reduced from 12 to four, and the number of councilors from 76 to 30. This is unacceptable. If they do not provide a valid answer to this, our clubs will refrain from playing until this is overturned," veteran cricket organiser Rafiqul Islam Babu, who arranged the movement under the banner of Dhaka Cricket Club Organisers Association, told reporters following the discussion.

The Dhaka Premier League, alongside the first division, the second and the third division leagues, have historically been the lifeblood of cricket in the country.

Lutfur Rahman, who runs a Dhaka Premier League club, reminded they were ready to boycott leagues if the BCB went with the proposed amendment.

"We gave them three days. The time hasn't passed yet. There's a process for amending the constitution. If this process stops, then our movement will be withdrawn. But as long as this is not done, we will continue our movement," said Babu.