Bulbul elected new BCB president

Bangladesh Cricket Board elected Aminul Islam Bulbul, a former national cricket team captain and Bangladesh’s first Test centurion, as the board’s president for the next four months, until the next elections held.

On Friday afternoon, at a crucial BCB meeting chaired by it's director Nazmul Abedin Fahim; board members elected him as the 16th president. Like his predecessors Nazmul Hassan and Faruque Ahmed, he too was elected unopposed.

At the beginning of the meeting, Bulbul was announced as a board director, nominated by the National Sports Council. At the meeting, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim and Fahim Sinha were elected as vice-presidents.

Aminul Islam Bulbul, who currently works as a Development Manager with the International Cricket Council (ICC), is the second former Bangladesh cricketer to ascend to the spot after Faruque.

Earlier on Thursday night; Bulbul was appointed as a government-nominated councillor to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), replacing Sheikh Hamim Hasan.

It was confirmed by an official order from the National Sports Council (NSC) dated 29 May.

The appointment comes at a time of escalating crisis in the BCB following the government’s move to revoke Faruque Ahmed’s NSC councillorship.

The development follows a formal letter sent by eight BCB directors to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, expressing a vote of no confidence against Faruk Ahmed. Responding to that request, the NSC cancelled Faruk's directorial nomination, leaving the BCB presidency vacant.

While Faruque still holds the elected presidency, the shift in government backing significantly weakens his position, paving the way for Bulbul to take on a leading role. The change underscores the government’s intent to stabilise the board’s leadership.

This transition marks a significant leadership change at the helm of Bangladesh cricket, with expectations high as a former national icon steps in during a time of administrative flux.