Bulbul, Fahim set to be elected unopposed in BCB election
Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Zobayed Hossain, BCB’s returning officer, announced today that 48 of the 51 nomination papers submitted for the Board of Directors election 2025 were validated.
Aminul Islam Bulbul, a candidate for the BCB president post, and Nazmul Abedeen Fahim are highly likely to be elected as directors unopposed in the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election after Jamalpur District Sports Association's SM Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan's nomination paper was not validated.
Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Zobayed Hossain, BCB's returning officer, announced today that 48 of the 51 nomination papers submitted for the Board of Directors election 2025 were validated.
"Three nomination papers were submitted in the Dhaka Division and among them one has been rejected. That is of SM Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan from Jamalpur District Sports Association," the Returning Officer told reporters today following the scrutiny of the nomination papers.
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Redwan's nomination was rejected due to a mismatch between the supporting councillor's signature and the signature on his nomination form, he later explained.
Shaokat Hossain from Chandpur District Sports Association and Hasibul Alam from Rajshahi Divisional Sports Association are the other two whose nomination papers were not validated.
Appeals against rejected nominations can be filed tomorrow, September 30, from 10 AM to 1 PM, with hearings scheduled between 2 PM and 5 PM.
This means the three candidates, including Redwan, who was supposed to contest in the election for Dhaka seats along with Bulbul and Fahim, will get an opportunity to validate their nomination papers.
The returning officer also said that those who submitted nomination papers from the three district and divisional sports organizations without rivals have been validated.
That ensures former national team cricketers Abdur Razzak and Zulfiqar Ali Khan from Khulna, Shakhawat Hossain from Barisal Division, and Rahat Shams from Sylhet Division are set to become BCB directors unopposed, unless any of them withdraw their nomination papers.
Meanwhile, all 30 nominations from clubs in Category 2 and three in Category 3 were deemed valid.
While appeals against rejected nominations can be filed tomorrow, September 30, from 10 AM to 1 PM, with hearings from 2 PM to 5 PM, nominations may be withdrawn on October 1 between 10 AM and noon. The final candidate list will be published the same day at 2 PM and will also be available on the BCB website.
