The High Court has set 21 May (Thursday) for hearing a writ petition seeking a stay on the decision to form the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) ad hoc committee led by cricketer Tamim Iqbal.
The date was fixed after the writ was placed for hearing today (18 May) before a High Court bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice AFM Saiful Karim. Barrister Mokarramus Shaklan appeared for the petitioners during the hearing.
The petition sought a rule asking why the dissolution of the elected BCB committee and formation of an ad hoc committee through an application to the ICC should not be declared beyond lawful authority.
It also sought a stay on the decision to constitute the ad hoc committee.
Earlier, on 7 April, the National Sports Council dissolved the BCB board led by Aminul Islam and formed an 11-member ad hoc committee.
A few days earlier, a writ petition was filed before the High Court by 12 directors, including presidents Aminul Islam Bulbul and Faruque Ahmed.
The other petitioners are Asif Akbar, Abdur Razzak, M Nazmul Islam, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, Md Hasanuzzaman, Rahat Shams, Abul Bashar, Adnan Rahman, Ahsan Iqbal Chowdhury and Khaled Mashud Pilot.
The respondents in the writ include the youth and sports secretary representing Bangladesh, the National Sports Council (NSC), the NSC executive director, the BCB ad hoc Committee Chairman Tamim Iqbal, the BCB secretary, BCB Chief Election Commissioner Mohammad Hossain, CID Additional Inspector General Sibgat Ullah, the NSC executive director (joint secretary) and the International Cricket Council.
The 11-member committee is headed by Tamim Iqbal. Former cricketers Minhajul Abedin Nannu and Athar Ali Khan are also members of the committee.
Committee member Rashna Imam is the wife of BNP lawmaker Bobby Hajjaj. Mirza Yasir Abbas, Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed and Israfil Khosru are sons of political adviser Mirza Abbas, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury respectively.
Other members of the committee are Tanzil Chowdhury, Mirza Salman Ispahani, Rafiqul Islam and Fahim Sinha.
A few days ago, another writ challenging the legality of the ad hoc committee, filed by seven lawyers, was dismissed by a High Court bench comprising Justice Razik Al Jalil and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury.
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