In the end, what suffered was Bangladesh cricket’s need for decentralisation, which would put a stop to notions that “Dhaka’s club cricket is Bangladesh cricket”.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that it will provide financial support for FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, son of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, as he embarks on a series of international chess tournaments.
The BPL’s payment issue was also a major topic at the meeting.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday assured Dhaka First Division Cricket League players that the board would start the league this month, promising to hold the tournament without any disturbance.
Recent tensions between Dhaka-based cricket clubs and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over proposed constitutional amendments have thrown the future of the league and the livelihoods of many players into uncertainty.
Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud, also a former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has seen all the corridors of BCB, club cricket and franchise cricket in the country. Mahmud, who is coaching Dhaka Capitals in what has been a lacklustre campaign in the Bangladesh Premier League so far, gave his insights about the ongoing payment issues in the BPL, the state of his team and their star batter Liton Das, and Dhaka’s club cricket scenario in an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
Over the past week, club officials have raised concerns regarding certain proposals made by the constitution amendment committee, led by BCB director Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, which they believe could harm the country’s cricket.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Nazmul Abedeen Fahim said that the Women’s Bangladesh Premier League will help to improve women’s cricket in the country.
Club officials have vehemently criticised the new changes in TV and print media reports over the past few days.
In the end, what suffered was Bangladesh cricket’s need for decentralisation, which would put a stop to notions that “Dhaka’s club cricket is Bangladesh cricket”.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that it will provide financial support for FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, son of the late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, as he embarks on a series of international chess tournaments.
The BPL’s payment issue was also a major topic at the meeting.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday assured Dhaka First Division Cricket League players that the board would start the league this month, promising to hold the tournament without any disturbance.
Recent tensions between Dhaka-based cricket clubs and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over proposed constitutional amendments have thrown the future of the league and the livelihoods of many players into uncertainty.
Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud, also a former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has seen all the corridors of BCB, club cricket and franchise cricket in the country. Mahmud, who is coaching Dhaka Capitals in what has been a lacklustre campaign in the Bangladesh Premier League so far, gave his insights about the ongoing payment issues in the BPL, the state of his team and their star batter Liton Das, and Dhaka’s club cricket scenario in an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
Over the past week, club officials have raised concerns regarding certain proposals made by the constitution amendment committee, led by BCB director Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, which they believe could harm the country’s cricket.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Nazmul Abedeen Fahim said that the Women’s Bangladesh Premier League will help to improve women’s cricket in the country.
Club officials have vehemently criticised the new changes in TV and print media reports over the past few days.
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.
