New BCB president Tamim Iqbal chairs first official meeting

Newlyappointed Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB president Tamim Iqbal on Tuesday held his first official meeting with the Boardrsquos adhoc executive committee at the ShereBangla National Stadium in Mirpur marking the beginning of a new administrative phase for Bangladesh cricket The BCB is scheduled to hold its next board meeting in a few daysThe new BCB president Tamim Iqbal arrived at the ShereBangla National Cricket Stadium following the dissolution of the Bangladesh Cricket Boardrsquos previous leadership after a probe found former chief Aminul Islam guilty of corruption during the last electionAddressing the media after meeting the newly formed adhoc committee Tamim stressed the urgent need to restore the boardrsquos credibility I am sure you all understand that the damage to crickets reputation over the last one and a half years must be corrected collectively Iqbal told reportersHe acknowledged that criticism would persist but emphasised a shared responsibility to rebuild pride in Bangladesh cricket There will be criticism regarding whether we perform well or not but no one here wants cricket to remain at its current low point We always want cricket to be a source of pride Those who work or have worked at the BCB should take pride in saying they work here I am not sure if that pride can currently be expressed given the activities of the past one and a half years We must restore that pride he addedHighlighting the importance of respect within the system Tamim said Players must be respected and every stakeholder must be respected That will be our primary task We will change for the better not just in words We will make mistakes and our team may also make mistakes but we will learn from them and continue to try This is our main goalThe adhoc committee has been tasked by the National Sports Council to conduct elections within 90 days a responsibility Tamim said they would carry out with integrity We have been brought in with a responsibility to hold a free and fair election within three months We will perform this duty with as much honesty as we can and as quickly as we can he saidOn his own participation he remained openended You would have to ask me personally whether I will take part in the next election I may choose to participate or someone else may or they may not When a free and fair election is held I will request everyone interested to participateTamim also underlined the importance of inclusivity in the electoral process It will be a board election including current board members players and organisers everyone should participate We aim to create an atmosphere where everyone can take part in the electionAlongside overseeing elections the committee will manage daytoday operations Alongside this we will obviously look into daytoday activities there are World Cup issues as you know We will do whatever is necessary regarding everything he saidThe adhoc member Tanzil Chowdhury confirmed that Tamim will represent Bangladesh at the upcoming ICC meetings We have a representation from the cricket board in the ICC and ACC Traditionally and also by design and conduct the President attends that So in our case we have nominated our President Tamim Iqbal And alongside since we are an adhoc committee we are not an elected committee or board the ICC has guided us that it would be good if the CEO is there as an ex officio position and so we have approved that today as well he saidMeanwhile BCCI vicepresident Rajiv Shukla extended his best wishes to Tamim Iqbal on being appointed the BCB presidentCongratulations to Tamim Iqbal for becoming President of Bangladesh Cricket Board His leadership as former cricketer will enhance the prospects of cricket in his country and overseas TamimOfficial28 BCBtigersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever