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Delay inexplicable

Papon ready to face Saber 'anytime'

Sports Reporter
place under the amended 2012 constitution. Despite the go-ahead, the BCB's ad-hoc committee is yet to complete some of the most basic processes for the elections to begin and is unable to provide a fixed set of dates for the elections.
The remaining processes includes sending a letter to the clubs, district and divisional sports associations and the remaining participants asking them for the names of their councillors who will be voting in the board's directors. The letter was supposed to be sent right after Eid.
The delay has led many to doubt if the elections will take place at all.
However, speaking to reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday, BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon stated that the elections would 'definitely take place', albeit slightly later than originally thought.
"The letter will be sent in seven to eight days' time. We want to host the elections this month as per the schedule but we have to sit and see how much time the entire process will take If not this month, then it will definitely take place within the first week of October, before Eid,"said Papon.
The reasons offered by Papon for
It has been more than a month since the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections to take the delaying as simple a task as sending a letter seemed to hold no water whatsoever. "There are many, many reasons behind it. Firstly there were some legal issues, each of them needed to be vetted legally. Because if something wrong happens and then we have to go to the court again, then the elections are going to be hampered and I don't want that,"
he said. He however, did not elaborate on the legal matters.
Furthermore, he stated that over the last month the board was too busy trying to arrange a suitable window for the Dhaka Premier League and working on the world cup venues in order to meet the demands of the ICC inspection team.
Many speculated that Papon was delaying the nomination process of the councillors in order to gain an edge over his opponent Saber Hossain Chowdhury.
Papon however, dismissed those claims and replied with a statement that he has used quite a few times in the last two months. "You (media) will all know the truth in a month's time. You will have all the answers, just wait a bit."
The last few weeks have seen Papon's opponent invite him for a live discussion regarding the elections, the constitution and various other issues. Papon however, could not be reached for a response.
Yesterday though he told the media that he could meet Chowdhury 'any day, anytime and at any place' to discuss the specific issues in the presence of the media. "I was not in the country for a long time and hence I could not respond. However, after I returned I had met him at the (Hazrat Shahjalal International) airport and told him that I wanted to have a discussion with him that would be on record," said Papon.