A High Court (HC) bench on Monday rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of the 11-member adhoc committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
The HC bench comprising Justice Rajik Al Jalil and Justice Debashis Roy rejected the petition after a hearing.
Attorney General Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajol appeared for the state, Barrister Mahin M. Rahman represented the BCB, and Advocate Golam Kibria appeared for the petitioners.
Seven lawyers, including Supreme Court (SC) Advocate Md Golam Kibria, filed the petition with the relevant branch of the HC. Later, Golam Kibria said they would file an appeal with the SC Court against the HC order.
According to the writ petition, the BCB's elected committee assumed office on October 6, 2025, through what it described as a free and fair election, and had been performing its duties in accordance with the law within its stipulated tenure.
However, on April 7, the National Sports Council (NSC) invoked Section 21 of the National Sports Council Act, 2018, to dissolve the elected committee and form an 11-member adhoc body.
The petitioners argued the Section 21 allows the formation of an adhoc committee only under special circumstances, such as when a committee fails to perform its responsibilities properly or is involved in conflicts of interest.
They contended that no such allegations had been established against the elected BCB committee, and that the provision had been misapplied to dissolve it.
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has been appointed president of the adhoc committee.
Other members include Rashna Imam, Mirza Yasir Abbas, Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed, Israfil Khasru, Minhajul Abedin Nannu, Athar Ali Khan, Tanjil Chowdhury, Salman Ispahani, Rafiqul Islam Babu, and Fahim Sinha.
