Overview

• Around 14–16 candidates, including former captain Tamim Iqbal, pulled out of the Bangladesh Cricket Board polls in a coordinated protest.
• Tamim alleges interference, ad‑hoc rule changes and repeated deadline extensions turned the process into a sham and hurt Bangladesh cricket.
• Following the withdrawals, the Election Commission said 27 candidates will contest the 17 remaining director posts.
• Six directors were declared elected unopposed: Shakhawat Hossain (Barishal), Rahat Shams (Sylhet), Ahsan Iqbal Chowdhury and Asif Akbar (Chattogram), Abdur Razzak and Julfikar Ali Khan (Khulna).
• Tamim, representing Old DOHS in Category 2, filed his withdrawal papers and said he will detail specific irregularities in future remarks.