DHAKA : Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal was elected 
president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today after securing a 
convincing victory in the board directors' election held at the Sher-e-Bangla 
National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Tamim, who had been serving as the head of the BCB's ad hoc committee for the 
past two months, first won a director's position from the Dhaka clubs 
category by receiving the highest number of votes in the election. He was 
subsequently elected BCB president unopposed as the sole candidate for the 
post.

With his appointment, Tamim becomes the 18th president and the sixth elected 
president in the history of the BCB. Fahim Sinha was named vice-president.

A total of 16 candidates contested the election in Category-2, representing 
Dhaka-based clubs, with 12 candidates elected as directors. Tamim topped the 
poll with 73 votes, followed by Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed and Israfil Khasru with 
72 votes each. Masuduzzaman secured 70 votes, while Yasir Mohammad Faisal 
Ashiq received 68.

The other successful candidates from the category were Fahim Sinha, Asif 
Rabbani, Mirza Yasir Abbas, Rafiqul Islam Babu, Sarkar Mahbub Ahmed Shamim, 
Shahnian Tanim and Shafiq Ahmed Salam.

The unsuccessful candidates were Borhanul Pappu, Amjad Hossain, Fayazur 
Rahman Mitu and Major Imroz Ahmed (retd).

The newly formed 25-member BCB board comprises 10 representatives from the 
divisional and district cricket associations (Category-1), 12 Dhaka club 
representatives (Category-2), and one representative from Category-3.

 
The elected BCB directors:

Category-1 (Divisional and District Associations)

Dhaka Division: Sayeed Bin Zaman, SM Abdullah Al Fuad

Chattogram Division: Minhajul Abedin Nannu, Moyeen Uddin Chowdhury

Khulna Division: Shafiqul Alam, Shantanu Islam

Rajshahi Division: Mir Shakrul Alam

Rangpur Division: Mirza Faisal Amin

Sylhet Division: Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury
Barishal Division: Mizanur Rahman
Category-2 (Club Representatives)

Tamim Iqbal, Masuduzzaman, Fahim Sinha, Asif Rabbani, Yasir Mohammad Faisal 
Ashiq, Mirza Yasir Abbas, Israfil Khasru, Rafiqul Islam, Sarkar Mahbub Ahmed 
Shamim, Shahnian Tanim, Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed and Shafiq Ahmed.
 
Category-3

Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir.