Nannu’s entry into the BCB boardroom matters because he didn’t just win a seat , he walked into one. With Shariful Islam’s withdrawal removing the only contest in Chattogram’s Category 1, Bangladesh cricket gets its most experienced former chief selector as an incoming director without a vote being cast. The June 7 presidential election is 12 days away. One of the men helping choose the next BCB president spent eight consecutive years deciding who wore the national jersey.
How Nannu Won Without a Vote
Three nomination papers were bought for the two Chattogram Category 1 seats. When Shariful Islam withdrew before the deadline, the contest was gone. The Election Commission’s May 25, 2026, final candidates list confirmed Minhajul and Moin Uddin Chowdhury as the only two names standing.
No constituency drama. No vote count. An unopposed entry into the 25-member board that will, on June 7, elect Bangladesh cricket’s next president.
Minhajul Abedin: BCB Director, Bangladesh Cricket’s New Voice
Eight years as chief selector, June 2016 to March 2024, is the longest run anyone has held that post in Bangladesh cricket history. Minhajul replaced Faruque Ahmed in June 2016, with BCB president Nazmul Hassan confirming the appointment, and held the role until Gazi Ashraf Hossain took over in March 2024. Before that, he’d served BCB as a batting coach from 2005, working through academies and age-group programmes after retiring from international cricket in 1999. He played 27 ODIs from 1986 to 1999 and captained the side twice in the 1990–91 Asia Cup.
When the government dissolved the Aminul Islam-led board on April 7, 2026, citing serious abuse of power and manipulation of October 2025 councillorships, Minhajul was named to the 11-member ad-hoc committee under Tamim Iqbal. His return to BCB’s inner circle was already underway before the election confirmed his director seat.
His Vote on June 7 Matters
The BCB election structure splits 25 director seats across three categories: 10 from divisions and districts (Category 1), 12 from Dhaka-based clubs (Category 2), and 1 from a pool of former cricketers, captains, and institutional representatives (Category 3). Two additional directors are nominated by the National Sports Council. On June 7, voting runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the BCB Board Room, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. Director results are announced at 6:00 PM. At 7:30 PM, those 25 directors elect the president and vice presidents.
Minhajul votes in that room. The previous board fell because Aminul Islam and Nazmul Abedeen Fahim were found to have manipulated councillorships. The former president is reportedly in Australia and not contesting. Tamim Iqbal, who heads the ad-hoc committee, is contesting as a club category councillor and is the most prominent name connected to the presidency. Who the 25 directors choose defines the next four years of Bangladesh cricket administration.
The Chattogram Cricket Revival Agenda
Minhajul Abedin, BCB director, Bangladesh cricket, stated first priority as director is regional cricket in Chattogram.
“Since I am from Chattogram, I will try to revive Chattogram’s cricket. Regional cricket first started in Chattogram, and we will try to revive regional cricket again.” — Minhajul Abedin, Cricbuzz
Chattogram is widely regarded as the cradle of organised cricket in Bangladesh and has produced a significant share of the country’s international players. But infrastructure and competitive structures in the division have lagged behind Dhaka for years. A director with eight years of national selection experience is better placed than most to push for structural change in how domestic talent pipelines outside Dhaka get funded and managed. Whether that push gets traction depends entirely on which administration June 7 produces.
Bangladesh cricket has been through two boards, a government dissolution, and a fraud investigation in under eight months. Minhajul walks in with more institutional memory than almost anyone in that boardroom. How he uses it starts on June 7.
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