Print: 20 Oct 2026
PHOTO: TANVIN TAMIM
ChatGPT said:
Khaled Mashud Pilot, Bangladesh Cricket Board’s grounds committee chairman, said on Tuesday that they will form an inquiry committee to investigate the soil theft at Purbachal Cricket Stadium.
Mashud along with few other BCB officials visited Purbachal Stadium after it came into spotlight following the news that suggested soil were stolen from the stadium as board could find only there is almost 12500 CFT( Cubic Feet) soil is missing.
“I heard this (about soil theft). I came to know about 20,000 CFT (Cubic Feet) of soil was supposed to fall in Purbachal where as now, what has been seen through measurement and what I heard—and what I saw on paper—is that about 7,500 CFT of soil is there and almost 12,500 CFT of soil is missing,” he said.
“See, suspecting any human being is actually very bad, I always feel. One should know the proper facts first. I saw in the bill that there was an order for an amount of 20,000 CFT soil, but when our measurement was done, almost 7,500 was found. Did it fall? Or didn't it fall? Or who signed it? Who didn't? We have to look at the whole thing,” he said.
“We have to form a very transparent inquiry committee so that the whole scenario comes out regarding who is involved,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mashud hinted that he will quit within three to six months if he sees that he cannot work properly in the ground committee.
“We have seen over the last 15, 30, or 40 years that people come and go. People like us are actually very bad—I am telling you this as a Director. People like us have misused the Cricket Board in various ways; they have misused these "chairs" (positions),” said Mashud.
“I pray that Allah does not give us the opportunity to misuse it like that, and I don't want to do that.
“If I see that I cannot do the work—if within three to six months I see I am unable to deliver good work—I think I will quit and leave. I didn't come here for the chair; I came for the development of cricket. If I see I can't work, there’s no point in staying. I am not here to earn money. To me, this chair isn't important; what is important is how well I can work and how much knowledge I can share here,” he said.
“The rest depends on how much the Grounds Department cooperates. If we don't do good work, there is no benefit,” he added.
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BCB to form inquiry committee after 12,500 CFT soil missing from Purbachal Stadium
PHOTO: TANVIN TAMIM
ChatGPT said:
Khaled Mashud Pilot, Bangladesh Cricket Board’s grounds committee chairman, said on Tuesday that they will form an inquiry committee to investigate the soil theft at Purbachal Cricket Stadium.
Mashud along with few other BCB officials visited Purbachal Stadium after it came into spotlight following the news that suggested soil were stolen from the stadium as board could find only there is almost 12500 CFT( Cubic Feet) soil is missing.
“I heard this (about soil theft). I came to know about 20,000 CFT (Cubic Feet) of soil was supposed to fall in Purbachal where as now, what has been seen through measurement and what I heard—and what I saw on paper—is that about 7,500 CFT of soil is there and almost 12,500 CFT of soil is missing,” he said.
“See, suspecting any human being is actually very bad, I always feel. One should know the proper facts first. I saw in the bill that there was an order for an amount of 20,000 CFT soil, but when our measurement was done, almost 7,500 was found. Did it fall? Or didn't it fall? Or who signed it? Who didn't? We have to look at the whole thing,” he said.
“We have to form a very transparent inquiry committee so that the whole scenario comes out regarding who is involved,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mashud hinted that he will quit within three to six months if he sees that he cannot work properly in the ground committee.
“We have seen over the last 15, 30, or 40 years that people come and go. People like us are actually very bad—I am telling you this as a Director. People like us have misused the Cricket Board in various ways; they have misused these "chairs" (positions),” said Mashud.
“I pray that Allah does not give us the opportunity to misuse it like that, and I don't want to do that.
“If I see that I cannot do the work—if within three to six months I see I am unable to deliver good work—I think I will quit and leave. I didn't come here for the chair; I came for the development of cricket. If I see I can't work, there’s no point in staying. I am not here to earn money. To me, this chair isn't important; what is important is how well I can work and how much knowledge I can share here,” he said.
“The rest depends on how much the Grounds Department cooperates. If we don't do good work, there is no benefit,” he added.