The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today imposed a ban on former women’s team selector and manager Monjurul Islam from all cricket-related activities following the findings of an Independent Inquiry Committee which probed the harassment allegations brought by women’s team cricketer Jahanara Alam.

Faruque acknowledged concerns about a possible ICC embargo but avoided firm predictions.

In a recent interview with The Daily Star, England’s World Cup-winning all-rounder Moeen Ali had said that while Bangladesh currently have several good cricketers, the country is lacking genuine top-tier performers.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named 28 cricketers in its national players’ (Men) contract for 2026, but left the highest-paying A+ category vacant, with no player earning a place at the top tier.

BCB stands as the clearest example of how instability at the top can stall sporting progress.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) game development chairman and former national selector Habibul Bashar has been approached by the board to take over as chief selector, BCB sources have confirmed.

BCB chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu appears to be unwilling to extend his contract with the board after the completion of his current two-year contract.

BCB has been unstable over the last few weeks following Bangladesh’s exclusion from the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Aminul is currently in Dhaka after returning from Kuwait, where he attended a meeting of Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul said on Tuesday that the decision not to travel to India for the ongoing 10th edition of the T20 World Cup, also being co-hosted by Sri Lanka, was made by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the cricketers.

The outcome of the tripartite discussions between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), International Cricket Council (ICC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in Lahore on Sunday is yet to be officially disclosed, but speculation over it have run amok yesterday, completely overshadowing Pakistan’s bid for revenge against the USA in an ICC T20 World Cup match today.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued a press release on Monday night, referring to the outcomes of a tripartite meeting involving the world governing body, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), held over the last two days in Lahore.

In a statement issued yesterday by her legal advisory firm, Mahbub & Company, Jahanara’s lawyers said that although the inquiry process has reportedly concluded, she has not been formally informed of the outcome nor provided with a copy of the report.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul has reportedly flown to Pakistan early on Sunday morning to attend an emergency virtual meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) over Pakistan's boycott of the India-Pakistan World Cup match on February 15.

Despite Bangladesh’s absence from the tournament, the country will still have representation through Athar Ali Khan. The popular commentator has been named in the star-studded commentary panel for the ICC’s mega event.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appears to be in a state of flux after several directors confronted finance committee chairman M Najmul Islam over remarks he made in a recent media interview.

There have been suggestions that the A-plus category may be scrapped altogether, but BCB officials have clarified that the category will remain.

“Nothing much, just preparing for the football World Cup,” Bangladesh middle-order batter Tawhid Hridoy joked on Facebook on Sunday, sharing photos of national team players kicking a football around at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Bangladesh’s decision not to play its 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup matches in India has raised serious concerns about India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, according to a report from The Guardian.

The competition carries total prize money and fees worth Tk 2.5 crore.