The crisis within the Bangladesh Cricket Board has deepened, with several resignations from its board before completing six months in office, raising questions about its stability.Seven of the 25 directors have already resigned, including four who resigned after Saturday’s board meeting. The exits have heightened uncertainty about the future of the current administration.
Despite this situation, BCB President… Amin Islam said on Sunday that he will not leave the post. His remarks came as an inquiry into alleged corruption and abuse of power in last year’s elections submitted its report to the Bangladesh government.The board is facing pressure from the sports ministry, which has questioned the validity of the polls, Bangladesh’s absence from the T20 World Cup co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka and allegations of political interference and favoritism within the BCB.The four directors who resigned on April 4 are Sanian Tanim, Mehrab Alam, Fayazur Rahman and Manzoor Alam.“I’ll sit in my chair, what else can I do? I’ll be the last one to go,” Aminul told Jamuna TV on Saturday, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo. “I have a very good, dedicated and honest team. [in the BCB]. I want to serve Bangladesh cricket with this team.“No one is indispensable. I was just one. [Bangladeshi] Working in ICC. I’m not saying I’m a big deal, but I’m sitting here because of my experience. I gave up everything to be here to support my country. If it is no longer mine, I will look elsewhere. But I want to support my country.”He said that our team (board of directors) is good and they are sincere and honest, so I want to work with this team and serve Bangladesh cricket. “We could not function with freedom even for a single day because an outside force always disturbed us and still does. Our cricket is stagnant and I have said many times that an outside force is disturbing us and because of this our cricket has slowed down.”Aminul said he could not appear before the investigative committee due to a scheduling conflict and submitted a written response instead.“I did not face the committee. I was busy with two separate meetings, so the dates clashed with their schedule for me. I gave them my answer in writing,” he said. “I was not involved in anything. [in the board elections]. I was involved in one area, which is now under investigation. I will not go into details, but all I can say is that the Ad Hoc Committee runs the District Sports Organization as per our constitution. It is clearly stated that the name [of councillors] Should come from within the ad hoc committee.“When only three names came from within these ad hoc committees, we were forced to write to them again. We asked to send names from within our ad hoc committee. That’s the only thing I was involved in,” he added.Aminul was appointed BCB president in May 2025 after replacing Farooq Ahmed as a government-approved director on the board. Later he participated in the elections in October and was elected as the President.Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal had accused Aminul of corruption and abuse of power and withdrew from the election race.
