Badal questions BCB's accountability under Tamim

Veteran cricket organiser Lutfar Rahman Badal has questioned the transparency of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) under president Tamim Iqbal, while expressing concern that the board could be moving towards a dictatorial style of administration. He also believes the decision not to hold the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has negatively affected the national team's performances.

Speaking about the board's activities during the first four months of Tamim's presidency, Badal questioned whether development projects were being awarded to people close to the current administration.

"In the last four months I have seen them take up various development works. Some of these may be decisions of the previous board that they have continued. But the question remains whether they are taking these up to give work to their own people," he said.

Badal also raised concerns over the board's decision-making process, claiming that minutes of working committee meetings were not being shared with directors.

"It makes me wonder whether the board is heading towards dictatorship. Tamim Iqbal himself can answer that," he added.

The organiser, however, praised Tamim as a star of Bangladesh cricket and urged the board and government to expose past corruption to ensure accountability.

Turning to the national team's recent struggles, Badal blamed the cancellation of the BPL for affecting players mentally and financially. He said the announcement came during Bangladesh's Australia tour, shortly after their victory in the first Test.

"When a player sees in the middle of a tour that his source of income has dried up, naturally he feels low," he said.

Drawing on his 30 years of experience as a cricket organiser, Badal stressed that players need financial security to remain focused on their performances.