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Abdur Razzak elected as BCB director after Tamim Iqbal's withdrawal from elections

Debashis Sarangi

Abdur Razzak (extreme left) with BCB bosses [Source: AFP]Abdur Razzak (extreme left) with BCB bosses [Source: AFP]

In a significant development, former cricketer Abdur Razzak has been elected as one of the directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) alongside famous singer Asif Akbar and four others. While the board elections will be conducted on October 6, six candidates, including Razzak and Akbar, have been chosen as the directors unopposed. 

Abdur Razzak gets director's role after resigning as selector

Bangladesh's Former spin bowler, Abdur Razzak, recently resigned as the selector to contest in the elections. However, as revealed by BDCricTime, the legendary cricketer is one among the six names who have been elected as the BCB directors unopposed. 

In a career spanning 14 years, Abdur Razzak represented Bangladesh with prolific success in 200 international matches across formats. He bagged 279 wickets in three formats, finishing his career as one of Bangladesh's most successful bowlers. 

16 out of 50 candidates, including former captain Tamim Iqbal, recently withdrew their names, opting against contesting in the BCB elections. However, Razzak and popular singer Asif Akbar, who filed their nominations from the Khulna and Comilla divisions, respectively, have been chosen as the board directors. 

The other candidates who have been elected unopposed are Zulfikar Ali Khan (Khulna), Ahsan Iqbal Chowdhury (Chattogram), Rahat Shams (Sylhet) and Shakhawat Hossain (Barishal). 

Tough competitions to watch out for in Dhaka

While the candidates from Khulna, Chattogram, Sylhet and Barishal were elected as the Bangladesh cricket directors unopposed, fierce contests are expected between the nominees from Dhaka, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions. 

Dhaka, in particular, is all set to see the most interesting electoral face-off, with the BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul and chairman of cricket operations Nazmul Abedeen Fahim taking on each other from that region. Although they currently serve as the directors of the National Sports Council, they need to win the BCB elections to continue in their respective positions.