Yeh ek bada scene bana, kyunki Ahmed ka nine-month ka tenure, jo August 21, 2024 se shuru hua tha, khatam ho gaya. Nazmul Hassan ke resign karne ke baad Ahmed ko yeh position mili thi, lekin ab board ke andar ka jhagda aur uske against allegations ne uski chhutti kar di.
Background aur Appointment
Faruque Ahmed pehle ek cricketer tha, 1988 se 1999 tak seven ODIs khela aur 1994 ICC Trophy mein Bangladesh team ka captain tha. Woh BCB ka chief selector bhi raha do baar (2003–2007 aur 2013–2016), jahan usne Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, aur Tamim Iqbal jaise players ko groom kiya. August 2024 mein jab Awami League government gir gayi aur Nazmul Hassan, jo 12 saal se BCB president tha, ne resign kiya, tab National Sports Council (NSC) ne Ahmed aur Nazmul Abedeen Fahim ko directors nominate kiya. Emergency meeting mein sports ministry ke saath Ahmed ko president chuna gaya.
No-Confidence Motion aur Ilzaam
Aath directors ne sports ministry ko letter likha, jismein Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, Mahbubul Anam, Kazi Inam Ahmed, Fahim Sinha, Salahuddin Chowdhury, Iftikhar Rahman, Saifur Alam Swapan Chowdhury, aur Manjur Alam shamil the. Sirf Akram Khan aur Ahmed khud iske against the. Directors ne Ahmed par ilzaam lagaye ki woh ekla chalo re style mein board chala raha tha, constitution ke rules tod raha tha, paison ka galat hisaab-kitab kar raha tha, aur apne logon ko favour kar raha tha.
- Constitution ka Violation: Directors ka kehna tha ki Ahmed ne BCB constitution ke Clause 14-B ko toda, jismein board ki approval ke bina coach ko hire ya fire nahi kar sakte. Usne October 2024 mein head coach Chandika Hathurusingha ko bina board se poochhe nikal diya.
- Paisa ka Ghotala: Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) aur Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League mein Ahmed ke decisions par sawaal uthaye. Unka kehna tha ki Ahmed ne BPL franchises jaise Durbar Rajshahi aur Chittagong Kings ko 2024-25 season ke liye bina proper bidding ya check ke diya. Ek board director ke company ko BPL ka contract milna bhi conflict-of-interest ka issue bana.
- Bossgiri Style: Directors ne kaha ki Ahmed board ko apni jeb mein rakhta tha, collective decisions nahi leta tha, aur board members ko side-line karke darr ka mahaul banaya. Usne capable logon ko ignore karke apne loyal logon ko push kiya.
Government ka Dabav aur Removal
28 May 2025 ko Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud ne Ahmed ko bola ki government nahi chahti ki woh president rahe. Ahmed ne resign karne se mana kiya, keh kar ki woh elected president hai aur usko koi solid reason nahi diya gaya. Usne government interference ke khilaaf chinta jatai, kyunki International Cricket Council (ICC) ke rules ke against yeh ho sakta hai, aur Zimbabwe aur Sri Lanka jaise countries ko iske liye ICC se suspension mila tha.
Par sports ministry ne 29 May 2025 ko statement diya ki Ahmed ki NSC-appointed director ki nomination cancel kar di gayi hai. Yeh faisla aath directors ke no-confidence letter aur BPL ke ek fact-finding committee ke report ke baad liya gaya. Isse Ahmed ka president ka role bhi khatam ho gaya, kyunki woh director nahi raha.
Ab Kya Hoga aur Naya President
Ahmed ke nikalne se BCB mein ek khali jagah ban gayi hai, aur sports ministry ne abhi koi naya naam announce nahi kiya. Par reports ke mutabiq, Aminul Islam, jo Bangladesh ka pehla Test centurion hai aur ab ICC ka development manager hai Melbourne mein, next president ban sakta hai. Aminul, jisne 13 Tests aur 39 ODIs khele aur 1999 World Cup mein team lead ki, ne confirm kiya ki sports ministry ne usse BCB ke liye approach kiya, aur woh temporarily kaam karne ko ready hai. ICC ne bhi usko temporary role ke liye green signal diya hai. Agar woh aata hai, toh October 2025 ke election tak BCB lead karega.
Bada Picture aur Asar
Ahmed ka nikalna Bangladesh cricket ke andar ke jhagde aur political changes ka result hai. August 2024 mein Awami League government ke girne ke baad BCB mein bhi badlav aaye, aur Nazmul Hassan jaise Awami League se connected logon ne resign kiya ya unko hataya gaya. Ahmed ko pehle reform ke liye laaya gaya tha, lekin uska tenure controversies se bhara raha, jaise domestic leagues mein corruption ke allegations aur board members aur ministry ke saath public fights.
Sports ministry ka ismein interfere karna ICC ke rules ke khilaaf ja sakta hai, aur isse Bangladesh cricket ki international reputation ko nuksaan ho sakta hai. Kai cricketers, jo anonymously bole, ne Ahmed ke resign na karne ke stand ko support kiya, keh kar ki aise random removals se cricket board ki credibility par sawaal uth sakte hain.
Faruque Ahmed ka BCB president ke post se nikalna, jo 29 May 2025 ko hua, board ke andar ke jhagde aur government ke action ka natija tha. Aath directors ke no-confidence letter ne uske against ilzaam lagaye—autocratic style, constitution violation, aur financial mismanagement. Sports ministry ne uski directorship cancel karke uska tenure khatam kiya, jo sirf nine months chala. Ab Aminul Islam ke aane ki baat chal rahi hai, lekin yeh controversy Bangladesh cricket ke liye ek challenge hai, jab tak October 2025 ka election nahi hota. Yeh scene abhi bhi fluid hai, aur aage kya hota hai, yeh dekna banta hai.
