Ousted from media role, Amzad resigns from BCB in protest

Amzad Hossain, Bangladesh Cricket Board director, said on Monday (March 23) that he resigned from the board as part of protest after being ousted from BCB media committee chairman's post recently.

Amzad had submitted his resignation to the board after BCB announced on March 22 that director Md Mokhsedul Kamal has become the new chairman of the BCB's media & communications committee.

"Mr Kamal, who previously served as the Vice Chairman of the committee, succeeds Amzad Hussain, who had been carrying out the responsibility since October 2025," BCB said in a statement.

"I am not sure why I was withdrawn from my post (as BCB media committee chairman) and what my shortcomings are as they only said they have decided to replace me and later decided to resign from the board," Amzad told Cricbuzz.

"You can say my resignation is my protest," he added.

Amzad avoided direct criticism regarding the controversial BCB election but acknowledged concerns around participation.

"In previous times, there were representatives from many Premier League clubs. This time there are fewer. Many candidates withdrew from the election. That perhaps did not happen before," he said while talking with the media during an impromptu press conference.

"In terms of participation, it might have been more transparent. That could have been better. Perhaps it could have been more transparent," he said, adding that such questions are not unusual.

"This can happen in any election. Even in powerful countries, elections are questioned. It is an ongoing process," he added.

Amzad said he is not aware about recent developments that include BCB's warning to the National Sports Council after they formed an investigation committee to probe on election irregularities as he had been out of the country for around 10 days.

"I was not in touch with anyone. I cannot say what happened," he said.

Amzad is the second director of the current board to resign as earlier another director Ishtiaque Sadeque resigned from his post citing personal reasons.