Tamim secures highest vote in BCB election

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal emerged as the leading vote-getter in elections for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday, as candidates aligned with the governing body's interim leadership sealed a strong majority.

Tamim received 73 votes from 76 councillors in the key Category 2 election for Dhaka-based clubs, topping a field of 16 candidates competing for 12 director positions.

The election completes the formation of a new 25-member board that will choose the next BCB president at its first meeting.

Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed and Israfil Khosru received 72 votes each, while Masuduzzaman polled 70 and Yasir Mohammad Faisal Ashik 68.

Fahim Sinha and Shanian Taneem Navin both secured 66 votes, followed by Sakeef Ahmed Salam (65), Asif Rabbani (64), Mirza Yasir Abbas (63), Md Rafiqul Islam Babu (53) and Prof Dr Sarker Mahbub Ahmed Shamim (41).

The four unsuccessful candidates were Syed Borhanul Hossain with 40 votes, Mohammad Amzad Hussain (32), Faiyazur Rahman (23) and Major Imrose Ahmed (20).

In the divisional elections, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam and Shantanu Islam were elected from Khulna after both got 10 votes, while Mohammad Mizanur Rahman won the Barishal seat with five votes from seven councillors.

Eight directors had already been elected unopposed before Sunday's vote, including former national captain Minhajul Abedin Nannu, Moin Uddin Chowdhury, Sayeed Bin Zaman, SM Abdullah Al Fuad, Mir Shakrul Alam Simanto, Mirza Faisal Amin, Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury, and Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir.