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BCB Suspends BPL Figures After Charges Over Betting, Obstruction

The move signals a widening probe into betting links across recent BPL seasons.

Overview

  • The Bangladesh Cricket Board, which announced charges Thursday, opened cases tied to the 2025–26 BPL that ended in January.
  • Domestic player Amit Mojumder and team manager Rezwan Kabir Siddique were charged with placing or taking bets on matches.
  • Former Noakhali Express chairman Towhidul Haque Towhid and Chattogram Royals manager Lablur Rahman were charged with blocking the probe by not cooperating and by deleting messages.
  • All charged participants were provisionally suspended and given 14 days to respond, while franchise associate Saminur Rahman accepted an exclusion order that bars him from all cricket.
  • The Integrity Unit’s Alex Marshall said the investigation continues and warned more charges could follow as officials trace ties to local and overseas betting rings.