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Published : 15 Jul 2026, 05:50 PM
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has formally recognised Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal as a member of its board, effectively endorsing the legitimacy of the current BCB leadership.
The confirmation came in an ICC media statement issued on Wednesday after the governing body's Annual General Meeting in Scotland.
Though brief, the statement carries significant weight for Tamim and the board he leads, as it signals the ICC's formal acceptance of the current BCB administration.
Tamim also attended the meeting, marking his first appearance at an ICC gathering since becoming BCB president.
He was first elected as a BCB director after bagging the highest number of votes in the board election on Jun 7.
The former Bangladesh skipper won the BCB presidential bid unopposed the same day.
Amid complications over the ICC’s recognition, BCB CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury still represented the country at the ICC board as the chief of Bangladesh’s national cricket body.
The board members named Tamim as BCB's representative in the ICC and Asian Cricket Council after he took charge as the head of the BCB’s ad hoc committee last April.
However, the BCB said at that time Nizam continued as the board's representative in the ICC on the advice of the global cricket regulator.
Even after being elected the BCB president, Tamim was not getting an access to the ICC board as he did not receive formal recognition.
The issue of his ICC recognition was mainly pending in the wake of the allegations raised by former BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul, who had taken up the role in October last year.
The board under his leadership was dissolved on Apr 7, leading to the formation of a new ad hoc committee headed by Tamim the same day.
The National Sports Council dissolved the board over allegations of widespread irregularities and unethical interference in the October election which Aminul had won.
After that, the ICC filed a complaint with Aminul.
Responding to the complaint, the ICC formed a two-member delegation that came to Bangladesh, spoke to all relevant parties, and submitted a report to the ICC.
Now it appears the ICC recognised Tamim following the feedback of its delegation.
During the process, however, several directors of the dissolved board moved the High Court to halt the June BCB elections. Each writ petition was dismissed.
Aminul also kept writing to the ICC repeatedly.
In one such letter, he requested that if the current board remained in charge, Bangladesh's full membership be suspended, ICC funds be stopped and it be excluded from ICC tournaments.
Nevertheless, the ICC did not respond to him.
