BCB suspends three over 'BPL irregularities'
It gave the accused 15 days to respond to the charges.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended three individuals, including former Director Mokhlesur Rahman, over allegations of corruption and match-fixing during the 12th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
The BCB announced the suspensions in a news release today (1 September) and gave the accused 15 days to respond to the charges.
Mokhlesur, a former director of the board led by Aminul Islam, faces allegations of trying to influence the outcome, progress or conduct of BPL matches, or being involved in efforts to fix matches.
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He is also accused of encouraging or helping others involved in the tournament to take part in corrupt activities.
The BCB further alleged that Mokhlesur failed to report a corrupt approach to anti-corruption officials and deleted or destroyed communications that could have been relevant to an investigation.
Mokhlesur had stepped down from his role with the BCB's audit committee after fixing allegations surfaced during the previous BPL.
The other two suspended individuals are former BCB security liaison officer Zakir Hasan and Rakibul Islam Sani, a former member secretary of the board's audit committee.
Zakir is accused of trying to influence the outcome or progress of matches and of encouraging others to become involved in corruption. He also allegedly failed to cooperate with an anti-corruption investigation without reasonable justification.
Rakibul, a former Bogura district councillor who served as member secretary of the audit committee, is accused of failing to report an approach to engage in corrupt activities and of not cooperating with an anti-corruption investigation.
The suspensions are provisional. The three have 15 days to submit their responses to the allegations.
