The corruption cloud over the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) continues to grow with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) slapping anti-corruption charges on two more tournament officials.
The BCB’s integrity unit formally charged Mohammad Abdul Kayum Rashed, former owner of the Chattogram Royals and Amin Khan, a team official linked to both Durbar Rajshahi and Chattogram Royals. Both men have been provisionally suspended and have 14 days to respond to the allegations.
According to the BCB, the pair breached multiple articles of the ICC's anti-corruption code during the 11th and 12th editions of the BPL. The specific charges are serious engaging in corrupt conduct, hiding crucial information from investigators, refusing to cooperate and deliberately obstructing the ongoing probe.
This brings the total number of individuals charged in the current BCB crackdown to nine since May. Just earlier this month integrity unit charged three people in a sitting BCB director. Back in May, four others including local cricketer Amit Majumder were also suspended for similar offenses.
For cricket fans in Bangladesh, the ongoing investigations signal a much-needed push by the board to clean house and protect the integrity of our premier domestic T20 tournament.
