Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam has declared his intention to stay in office despite current challenges facing the board.
This follows the submission of an investigation report on alleged malpractice and abuse of power during last year's election to the Bangladesh government.
The BCB is currently under scrutiny from the sports ministry, which has questioned the legitimacy of last year's election, noted Bangladesh's absence from the T20 World Cup co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka earlier this year, and raised concerns regarding political interference and favouritism within the board. Over the past two days, four directors have resigned, bringing the total number of resignations in 2026 to six.
Aminul told Jamuna TV on Saturday, as cited by ESPNCricinfo, "I will sit in my chair, what else can I do? I will be the last person to go." He added, "I have a very good, dedicated and honest team [in the BCB]. I want to serve Bangladesh cricket with this team."
He further commented, "Nobody is indispensable. I was the only [Bangladeshi] to work in the ICC. I am not saying I am something huge, but I am sitting here because of my experience. I left everything to be here to support my country. If this is no longer mine, I will look at another path. But I want to support my country."
Aminul explained that he was unable to meet with the investigation committee due to scheduling conflicts and had instead submitted a written response. He asserted that his sole involvement in the election process was limited to writing letters to divisions and districts requesting councillor nominations after many had not been submitted through the ad-hoc committees.
"I did not face the committee. I was busy in two separate meetings, so the dates clashed with their schedule for me. I gave them my reply in writing," he said. "I was not involved with anything [in the board elections]. I was involved in one area, which is now under investigation. I will not go into the details, but I can just say that the ad-hoc committee runs the district sports organisation, according to our constitution. It is clearly stated that the names [of councillors] should come from within the ad-hoc committee."
He added, "When only three names came from within those ad-hoc committees, we were forced to write to them again. We said that please send the names from within your ad-hoc committee. This is the only thing I was involved in."
Aminul was appointed BCB president in May 2025, replacing Faruque Ahmed as the government-endorsed director on the BCB board of directors. He subsequently contested the BCB elections in October that year and was elected president. Former Bangladesh cricket captain and stalwart Tamil Iqbal accused Aminul of malpractice and abuse of power, subsequently withdrawing from the election race.

