Faruque Ahmed ousted as President of the BCB following letters from multiple board directors to the sports ministry.
Faruque Ahmed ousted as BCB president.
Following his removal as the nation’s representation on the board of directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Faruque Ahmed is no longer the president of the BCB.
After receiving a no-confidence resolution against Faruque signed by eight BCB directors, the ministry released a statement Thursday night.
“In light of the no-confidence letter sent by eight BCB directors against Faruque Ahmed, and the report presented by the fact-finding committee about the BPL, his nomination as the representative of the National Sports Council (sports ministry) has been cancelled,” the statement from Bangladesh’s sports ministry said.
The sport ministry nominated Faruque as one of two directors to the BCB’s board of directors. On August 21 of last year, he was elected BCB president and appointed director. He was in office for nine months and eight days.
The directors that signed the motion of no-confidence were Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, Mahbubul Anam, Kazi Inam Ahmed, Fahim Sinha, Salahuddin Chowdhury, Iftikhar Rahman, Saifur Alam Swapan Chowdhury, and Manjur Alam. However, the BCB constitution does not allow for such a move. The only board director who did not sign the letter, besides Faruque himself, was former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan.
The directors charged Faruque with violating the constitution and exercising dictatorial control. They cited BCB constitution clause 14-B, which states that the board of directors must approve the employment or firing of coaches. According to the letter, Chandika Hathurusingha was fired by Faruque in October without telling the board of directors. Additionally, they assert that Faruque failed to exercise due diligence in approving the 2024–25 BPL teams Durbar Rajshahi and Chittagong Kings.
“Capable professionals have been overlooked while loyalty and personal allegiance have been rewarded,” the letter read. “He is neither working for the development of Bangladesh cricket nor respecting the spirit of democratic governance.”
Faruque said he was considering legal action after seeing the no-confidence letter signed by the directors. “I will speak to my lawyer about the letter. I might take legal action. There is no mention of no-confidence motion in the BCB constitution, so I don’t think it matters,” he told the Bengali daily Kaler Kantho. “I have seen the letter. They have accused me of wrongdoings that they have done themselves. I laughed out loud seeing the letter.”