Bangladesh and BCB put constitution reform committee on hold due to Dhaka clubs protesting an unconfirmed move by the committee.
Bangladesh and BCB has put its constitution reform committee on ice in the face of an ongoing boycott by the Dhaka clubs.
According to sources, the BCB’s constitution reform committee proposed a resolution to cut the number of BCB directors chosen by the Dhaka league from twelve to four, which sparked their complaints. Neither the BCB nor the relevant committee have formally announced such a step. To do this, the BCB’s constitution would need to be amended, and the board’s annual general meeting would need to ratify the change.
In any case, the BCB declared on Saturday that it will examine the committee’s terms of reference and scope of activity.
“The board decided to postpone the constitution review committee’s activities,” BCB director Mahbubul Anam said. “This committee could be changed or expanded at a later time. The rest of the activities will take place only after their scope of work and terms of reference are prepared. The terms of reference will be on how they will make the necessary changes to the constitution, how they will do it by involving stakeholders.”
Anam said that the reports of the committee submitting any resolution were unsubstantiated. “They never submitted any proposed changes to the board president or anyone in the board. We have also heard that they didn’t submit anything to the National Sports Council. Many of the changes spoken about isn’t also correct.
However, he said, the BCB wants the whole process to be more transparent. “The BCB directors feel that the process has to be clearer. There’s no secrecy about the constitution. It is a public information. We want to suspend their activities to stop such discussions. The board feels that stakeholders must be involved so we need change and expansion.”