BCB likely to launch new probe into umpire corruption
Bangladeshi umpires Nadir Shah and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat
will go through fresh investigations after the previous committee did
not submit a report to the BCB within the stipulated time. The pair was
investigated for allegations of “corrupt conduct” levied by an Indian
news channel that conducted a sting operation and was shown on TV last
October.
“As the earlier committee did not provide us with any report, we are
thinking of launching a new investigation,” BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury
told Dhaka-based newspaper New Age. “'All I can say is that we will do
everything according to the ICC's Anti-Corruption guideline.”
Nadir and Sharfuddoula will now be probed by a new committee though a
timeframe has not been announced. The previous one led by Sirajuddin
Alamgir had to be disbanded as the BCB's board of directors made way for
an ad hoc body in November after its term ended.
As a result, disciplinary committee chairman Gazi Golam Mortuza is
likely to replace Alamgir (the previous disciplinary head) while Khaled
Mahmud, the former Bangladesh captain who is now the umpires’ committee
chairman, will be included.
The board's security consultant Con (retd) Mesbahuddin Serniabat is
the only member who is not likely to be replaced while a retired judge
is also set to be included though it is still unconfirmed.
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