DHAKA, Sept 27, 2021 (BSS) — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is highly likely to see a contest in all three categories for its board

of directors’ election, set to be held on October 6.

The outcome was confirmed when more than one candidate submitted their nomination paper in all three categories for the seventh election of
the BCB. The last date of the withdrawal of nomination papers is on
Thursday. But it looks the candidate will stick to their decision to
contest in the BCB polls.

No candidates who bought the nomination paper backed out to submit the nomination paper today.

 In this election, 171 councillors will exercise their votes to elect 23 directors, who alongside two other directors nominated by National Sports Council (NSC) will run the country’s cricket for the next four years.

A total of 13 candidates submitted their nomination paper for 10
director posts from the Category-1, involving Regional and District
Cricket Association Representatives.

For the two directors post of Dhaka Division, four candidates—Naimur
Rahman Durjoy, Khalid Hossain, Syed Ashraful Islam (Titu) and Tanvir Islam (Titu) submitted their nomination paper.

Election is likely to be held for the one director post from Rajshahi
Division also as Khaled Mashud Pilot and Md. Saiful Alam Swapon
Chowdhury submitted their nomination paper.

However candidates from the other five divisions will face no contest
on October 6 election as they have no contestant.

A total of 71 councillors will exercise their votes in the Category-1
to elect their directors.

The Category-2, which is consisted with Dhaka Metro Club
Representatives are  likely to see a keenly-contested election as 17
candidates submitted their nominations for the 12 directors post.
Incumbent BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon will contest from their category.

Apart from Papon, who is councillor from Abahani Limited, Gazi Golam Murtaza, Najib Ahmed, Mahbubul Anam, Masuduzzaman, Obeid Rashid Nizam,Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, Md. Salahuddin Chowdhury, Muhammad Ismail Haider Mallick, Md. Enayet Hossain, Fahim Sinha, Iftekhar Rahman, Manzur Kader, Mohammad Abdur Rahman, Shawkat Aziz Russell, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam and Md. Manzur Alam Manzu have submitted their nomination.

A total of 58 councillors from the Dhaka clubs will exercise their
vote to elect those 12 directors.

Category-3, involving public university, former cricketers and
government agencies, is set to see an election as Khaled Mahmud Sujon  and Nazmul Abedin Fahim submitted their nomination finally. A total of 43 councillors will vote to elect one director for this post.

NSC has five councilors but it is highly likely that they would
nominate veteran organizers Ahmed Sajjadul Alam Bobby and Jalal Younus as directors.

In the last BCB polls in 2017, election was held in just Dhaka and
Barishal Divisions while other candidates were elected without any
contest.

Meanwhile the BCB is all set to introduce postal ballot in the
upcoming election as the councillors can cast their votes through
postal ballot without coming physically.

It is learnt, a letter from election commission will be sent to each
councilor after the nomination of candidates is confirmed. It will be
mentioned in the letter that if anybody want to vote without appearing
physically, he will be able to cast his vote by post.

The councilors will be able to send the postal ballot to the election
commission by post after filling it up but the ballot paper must reach
the commission before they start counting their votes.

The decision of postal ballot system was taken considering Covid-19
situation in mind. The proposal was given during the last AGM (Annual General Meeting) and it was accepted.

Director Candidates for BCB Election 2021:

Category 1 – Regional and District Cricket Association Representatives
(Total Posts 10)

Dhaka (Post 2): Tanvir Ahmed (Titu), A. M. Naimur Rahman, Syed Asfaqul Islam (Titu), Md Khalid Hossain (Candidates 4)

Sylhet (Post 1): Shafiul Alam Chowdhury

Chattogram (Post 2): Mohammad Akram Khan, AJM Nasir Uddin

Khulna (Post 2): Sheikh Sohel, Kazi Inam Ahmed

Barishal (Post 1): Alamgir Khan Alo

Rajshahi (Post 1): Md. Khaled Mashud Pilot, Md. Saiful Alam Swapon
Chowdhury (Candidates 2)

Rangpur (Post 1): Advocate Anwarul Islam

Category 2 – Dhaka Metro Club Representatives (Total Posts 12):

Nazmul Hassan, Gazi Golam Murtaza, Najib Ahmed, Mahbubul Anam,
Masuduzzaman, Obeid Rashid Nizam, Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, Md. Salahuddin Chowdhury, Muhammad Ismail Haider Mallick, Md. Enayet Hossain, Fahim Sinha, Iftekhar Rahman, Manzur Kader, Mohammad Abdur Rahman, Shawkat Aziz Russell, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam and Md. Manzur Alam Manzu (Candidates 17)

Category 3 – Other Representative (Post 1):

Khaled Mahmud Sujon and Nazmul Abedin (Candidates 2)