The Bangladesh government has named Nazmul Hassan, a member of
parliament, as the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
The appointment came a week after Mustafa Kamal was confirmed as the vice-president of the ICC, effectively ending his three-year tenure as the BCB president.
Hassan is the son of Zillur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh. He is
also the managing director of one of the country's largest
pharmaceutical companies and has been connected to cricket through
Abahani, a Dhaka-based sports club, as the chairman of its cricket
committee.
The new president was selected according to the existing constitution,
which states that the board president will be a government nominee. The
board has submitted its amended constitution to the National Sports
Council for approval and one of the major amendments is that the
president will be elected and not picked by the government. The sports
regulatory body in the country is yet to pass the amendment.
Hassan will have his hands full when he begins his tenure, with a number
of major issues remaining unresolved. He will have to handle the
umpires' corruption investigation and ensure the franchises who have
already signed with the BCB to run first-class teams are given a
separate tournament. He would also need to finalise a long-term
broadcasting rights contract, as only a single-series deal has been put
in place.
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