Bangladesh Cricket Board

The Bangladesh Cricket board (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড, also known as BCB, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board first became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1977[2] and on June 26, 2000 became a Full Member.[3]BCB have three International Cricket teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket, which are Bangladesh Men's national cricket team , Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team.

Bangladesh Cricket Board
SportCricket
AbbreviationBCB
Founded1972 (1972)
AffiliationInternational Cricket Council
Affiliation date26 June 2000, Full Member
Regional affiliationAsian Cricket Council
Affiliation date19 September 1983, Full Member
HeadquartersMirpur, Dhaka
PresidentNazmul Hasan Papon, MP
CEONizam Uddin Chowdhury
Vice president(s)A J M Nasir Uddin
CoachRussell Domingo
Operating income৳900 crore (US$110 million) (2020-21)[1]
SponsorDaraz, Hungry Naki, Aamra Network, Pan Pacific, Walton
Official website
tigercricket.com.bd

The board has its headquarters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.[4]

History

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.[5] Its first constitution was drafted in 1976.[6] The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.[7] The board also controls the team's sponsorship. Since 2003 telecommunications company Grameenphone has sponsored the men and women's national teams. Between 2007 and 2011 they invested ৳151.5 million (US$1.8 million) in developing sport in the country.[8] In 2006 the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young and inexperienced players.[9] The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.[10]

Teams

Financial activities

According to BCB Activity report 2017–20, the board has earned around US$29 million from team sponsors, media and other rights for the mentioned period (2017–20), while they earned around US$33 million during the period of 2010–16.[12] In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of ৳265.5 crore (US$31 million) and an expenditure budget of ৳260.6 crore (US$31 million) for the year of 2021–22.[13]

Board members
DesignationMember
PresidentNazmul Hasan Papon
CEONizam Uddin Choudhury
Board of DirectorsNaimur Rahman Durjoy, Syed Asfakul Islam, Shafiul Alan Chowdhury Nadel, Akram Khan, A J M Nasir Uddin, Kazi Inam Ahmed, Sheikh Sohel, Alamgir Khan, Saiful Alam Swapon Chowdhury, Advocate Anwarul Islam, Ahmed Sajjadul Alam, Gazi Gholam Murtoza, Mohmmad Hanif Bhuiya, Ismail Haider Mallick, Mohammed Jalal Younus, Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, Mahbubul Anam, Manzur Kader, Nazib Ahmed, Showkat Aziz Russell, Tanjil Chowdhury, Khaled Mahmud Sujon, Md. Enayet Husain Siraj
Team SelectorsHabibul Bashar, Minhajul Abedin, Abdur Razzak[14]

Presidents

The president of the BCB is appointed by the government of Bangladesh.

This is presenting a list of all Presidents of Bangladesh Cricket Board:[15][16]

#NameTerm BeganTerm Ended
1stProfessor Mohammad Yousuf Ali15 January 197214 August 1976
2ndS. S. Huda14 August 197628 September 1981
3rdCommodore Mujibur Rahman28 September 198130 January 1983
4thK. Z. Islam30 January 198318 February 1987
5thAnisul Islam Mahmud18 February 198727 December 1990
6thKazi Bahauddin Ahmed27 December 19901 September 1991
7thAbu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman1 September 19914 July 1996
8thSaber Hossain Chowdhury4 July 199619 August 2001
9thM Akmal Hossain19 August 200126 November 2001
10thAli Asgar Lobi26 November 200114 November 2006
11thAbdul Aziz14 November 200629 July 2007
12thLieutenant General Sina Ibn Jamali29 July 200723 September 2009
13thA.H.M. Mustafa Kamal, MP23 September 200917 October 2012
14thNazmul Hasan Papon, MP17 October 2012Present

Domestic competitions

BCB or its subsidiaries organises following domestic cricket tournaments.

Regular competitions

Occasional competitions

See also

References
  1. "Nazmul: BCB has FDR worth Tk 900 crore". Dhaka Tribune. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. "Bangladesh Cricket Board". ICC. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh Cricket Board". tigercricket.com.bd.
  4. "Bangladesh Cricket Board". ICC. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "About BCB". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. "Bangladesh cricket at the crossroad". The Independent. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. "Board's name amended by government notification". ESPNcricinfo. 13 January 2007. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. "GP Official Sponsors of Bangladesh National Men's & Women's Cricket Teams". Grameenphone. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. "Bangladesh to set up academy". 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. "BCB announce 'perform and earn more' payroll". ESPNcricinfo. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  11. "BCB plans to launch 'Bangla Tigers' programme during AFG series". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  12. "BCB Activity Report 2017-20" (PDF). Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  13. "BCB Budget of 2021-22" (PDF). BCB. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  14. "Abdur Razzak to join Bangladesh Cricket Board national selection panel". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  15. "Former Presidents". tigercricket.com.bd. Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  16. "President". tigercricket.com.bd. Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  17. "BCB takes first step to conduct Bangabandhu T20 Cup". CricBuzz. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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