Overview

• Investigators recommended at least a five-year suspension with the tribunal empowered to extend it to eight to ten years or more.
• The probe followed a DPL match where two Shinepukur dismissals, including a stumping of Minhazul Abedin Sabbir without resistance, drew widespread scrutiny.
• The ACU report says Sabbir maintained regular communication with suspected foreign bookmakers and failed to disclose approaches, violating multiple code provisions.
• Officials cited Mohammad Ashraful’s eight-year ban as precedent to justify a tougher penalty in this case.
• Proposals include stationing anti-corruption staff in domestic dressing rooms, tightening communication rules, and monitoring betting markets in real time, with rehabilitation programs required for any eventual return.