The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has recently established a three-member Election Commission to supervise the upcoming Board of Directors Election 2026. Senior Advocate Ahsanul Karim has been designated as the Chief Election Commissioner, with Md. Israil Hawlader, the Police Commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, and A. B. M. Ehsanul Mamun, Deputy Secretary and Director at the National Sports Council (NSC), appointed as the other commission members.
As per an official statement from the BCB, the Election Commission is tasked with managing and overseeing all necessary procedures for the Board of Directors Elections in compliance with the relevant regulations. The previous BCB board, under the leadership of Aminul Islam Bulbul, was dissolved by the NSC on April 7 due to alleged irregularities during the elections held on October 6 last year.
Following the dissolution, an 11-member ad hoc committee was formed by the NSC, with former national captain Tamim Iqbal appointed as its president on the same day. The committee was originally instructed to conduct elections within three months, with a deadline set for July 6. However, the ad hoc committee aims to expedite the process and has initiated the nomination process for 192 councillors from various associations, clubs, and organizations ahead of schedule, with a deadline of May 16.
