HC questions legality of Faruque Ahmed’s removal as BCB president
The court has directed the BCB board of directors to maintain status quo in its operations
The High Court has issued a rule asking why the removal of Faruque Ahmed from the position of president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) should not be declared illegal.
In addition, the court has directed the BCB board of directors to maintain status quo in its operations, meaning no changes can be made to the current leadership or structure for now.
The High Court bench comprising Justice Razik Al Jalil and Justice Sathika Hossain gave the youth and sports secretary, the BCB, and other involved parties four weeks to respond to the rule.
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Faruque Ahmed's lawyer Md Ruhul Quddus told reporters that the status quo order ensures that the current BCB board, led by president Aminul Islam, can continue its activities without interruption.
Additional Attorney General Anik R Haque moved for the National Sports Council (NSC), while lawyers Mahin M Rahman and Nasir Uddin Ahmed represented the BCB and Aminul Islam, respectively.
The court's decision stems from a writ petition filed by former BCB president Faruque Ahmed on 1 June, challenging the legality of Aminul Islam Bulbul's nomination as a BCB director and seeking a stay on his activities as director and president. This writ was refiled in a new bench after being initially removed from the court's cause list.
The dispute follows the change in government on 5 August last year, when the NSC nominated Faruk Ahmed and Nazmul Abedin as BCB directors, replacing Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam.
Faruque Ahmed was subsequently elected president by the directors. However on 29 May, the NSC rejected Faruk's directorship nomination, and the very next day, former national team captain Aminul Islam was nominated as a BCB director.
