BCB elections on October 4: Tamim vs Bulbul face off

The date for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections has been finalized. The board's board of directors will be voted on October 4. A three-member election commission has already been formed, headed by Supreme Court senior advocate Mohammad Hossain. Along with him, the commission includes Additional IGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police Sibgat Ullah and the Executive Director (Joint Secretary) of the National Sports Council.

According to the schedule, the work of preparing the voter list will start from September 20. There will be an opportunity to raise objections on September 21 and the final voter list will be published in the afternoon. The nomination papers will be distributed on September 22 and 23, and the time for submitting them has been set until September 25.

After the scrutiny and selection, the list of valid candidates will be published on September 26. The appeal and hearing stage will be held on September 27, after which there will be an opportunity to withdraw candidacy until September 28. Postal and e-ballots will be distributed on the same day. The voting will be held on October 4 and the preliminary results will be announced on the same day. The final results will be published on October 5.

According to the BCB constitution, the new board of directors of the board will be formed by the votes of 171 councilors. Of these, 76 will be representatives from different clubs in Dhaka. Of the 25-member board of directors, 12 traditionally come as representatives of club cricket. There will be another 10 directors from the divisional and regional levels, two from the National Sports Council (NSC) and one from another category. The BCB president will ultimately be elected through the votes of this board of directors.

There is a possibility of seeing a big competition in this election. Former captain Tamim Iqbal is participating in the BCB election for the first time. On the other hand, current president Aminul Islam Bulbul will also be in the fray for re-election. As a result, their head-to-head fight has already become the center of interest in the cricket arena.

It is heard that former president Faruk Ahmed is also preparing to run for the top post this time. It is expected that this will make the election more competitive.

All in all, this year's BCB election will be busy and exciting. The arrival of new candidates along with experienced leadership has made the voting field lively. The new leadership of BCB will be formed based on the verdict of the councilors, and that decision will determine the future path of Bangladesh cricket.