National Desk:
The cricketing world was in a state of flux today over the resignation or removal of BCB President Farooq Ahmed. The National Sports Council (NSC) today rejected his nomination from the post of vice-president if he did not resign voluntarily. After the change of power last August, Farooq became the BCB president as a director nominated by the NSC. He lost the post of president in the same way that Farooq became the president.
The fact-finding committee report on the cricketers’ remuneration issue in the BPL has been published. The report has blamed BCB President Farooq for the overall mismanagement. The NSC has brought this issue to the fore in rejecting his nomination. Since he has lost the post of director, Farooq has no chance of continuing as BCB president in any way. This does not leave much of an obstacle in the way of former captain Aminul Islam Bulbul becoming the president. There are rumors that Bulbul will be made the president as Farooq’s alternative.
The day before yesterday, eight BCB directors sent a letter of no-confidence to Youth and Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan. Out of the 10-member board of directors, only Akram Khan (a close relative of Farooq) did not sign the letter. Nazmul Abedin Fahim, with whom he had served as BCB director in the NSC quota, has also now publicly taken a stand against Farooq.
Despite the closeness of his political and cricketing views, it is known that Farooq has taken a different stand in various decisions and leadership styles in recent times. This change in position makes Farooq’s loneliness even more clear. Those who were by his side in the beginning are now moving away one by one due to the pressure of various equations. Many of those who supported him when he took charge as president have now turned their backs. Especially since he expressed his interest in participating in the elections last month, the controversy surrounding Farooq has started. Criticism also began over the unilateral decision to transfer BCB’s permanent deposit (FDR) to another bank and the distribution of responsibilities of the standing committee.