বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড | |
Sport | Cricket |
---|---|
Jurisdiction | Bangladesh |
Abbreviation | BCB |
Founded | 1972 |
Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
Affiliation date | 1977 |
Regional affiliation | Asian Cricket Council |
Affiliation date | 19 September 1983 |
Headquarters | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
President | Nazmul Hassan |
CEO | Nizam Uddin Chowdhury |
Vice president(s) | A J M Nasir Uddin |
Men's coach | Chandika Hathurusingha |
Women's coach | Hashan Tillakaratne |
Official website | |
tigercricket | |
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড; abbreviated as BCB) is the governing body of Cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977[1] and a full member on 26 June 2000.[2][3] BCB has three 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.
The board has its headquarters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.[1]
The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.[4] Its first constitution was drafted in 1976.[5] The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.[6] Since 2003 telecommunications company Grameenphone has sponsored the men and women's national teams. Between 2007 and 2011 they invested ৳151.5 million (US$1.4 million) in developing sport in the country.[7] In 2006 the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young players.[8] The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.[9]
In the 2022 Annual General Meeting, BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced to have amended the board's constitution to make way for seven regional cricket associations for Barisal, Chattogram, Comilla, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet. Larger regional bodies will have 11 members while smaller bodies will consist of 7 members.[10][11]
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.[13] In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of ৳265.5 crore (US$25 million) and an expenditure budget of ৳260.6 crore (US$24 million) for the year of 2021–22.[14]
Designation | Member |
---|---|
President | Nazmul Hassan Papon |
CEO | Nizam Uddin Choudhury |
Board of Directors | Naimur Rahman Durjoy, Syed Asfakul Islam, Shafiul Alam 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, Mahbubul Anam, Manzur Kader, Nazib Ahmed, Showkat Aziz Russell, Tanjil Chowdhury, Khaled Mahmud Sujon, Md. Enayet Husain Siraj |
Councillors | 171 Councillors including Mayor Fozlur Rahman |
Team Selectors | Habibul Bashar, Minhajul Abedin,[15] Abdur Razzak[16][17] |
The following is a list of presidents of the BCB:[18][19]
# | Name | Term Began | Term Ended |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Professor Mohammad Yousuf Ali | 15 January 1972 | 14 August 1976 |
2 | S. S. Huda | 14 August 1976 | 28 September 1981 |
3 | Commodore Mujibur Rahman | 28 September 1981 | 30 January 1983 |
4 | K. Z. Islam | 30 January 1983 | 18 February 1987 |
5 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 18 February 1987 | 27 December 1990 |
6 | Kazi Bahauddin Ahmed | 27 December 1990 | 1 September 1991 |
7 | Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman | 1 September 1991 | 4 July 1996 |
8 | Saber Hossain Chowdhury | 4 July 1996 | 19 August 2001 |
9 | M Akmal Hossain | 19 August 2001 | 26 November 2001 |
10 | Ali Asgar Lobi | 26 November 2001 | 14 November 2006 |
11 | Abdul Aziz | 14 November 2006 | 29 July 2007 |
12 | Lieutenant General Sina Ibn Jamali | 29 July 2007 | 23 September 2009 |
13 | A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal | 23 September 2009 | 17 October 2012 |
14 | Nazmul Hassan Papon | 17 October 2012 | Present |
BCB or its subsidiaries organise following domestic cricket tournaments.