STAR SPORTS DESK

State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque told the parliament yesterday that the government will launch an investigation into officials and employees of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) involved in irregularities during the Awami League regime.

“We will take actions against the people involved in the irregularities after the probe,” he said while replying to a supplementary question from BNP MP Mosharraf Hossain (Bogura-4).

The state minister said that those who were “illegally recruited through political favouritism” since 2008 would be investigated by a committee, and the names of those involved would be revealed.

“You will be surprised to know that BCB’s funds and manpower were used to support a group in depriving people of voting rights. Officials and employees involved in such misconduct will face investigation and subsequent action,” he said.

Mosharraf Hossain had asked whether BCB officials and employees would be brought under the law over allegations that since the Awami League government came to power, recruitment had been carried out with “incompetent, identified cadres”, and that during the 2018 and 2024 elections, some had used board property for election activities.

Replying, the state minister said sports, including cricket, had been “politicised and paralysed” during the previous government, pushing the sector towards destruction.

“Following the prime minister’s directive, we are working to free sports from politicisation and partisanship,” he added.

Aminul Haque also said he had noticed issues regarding the personal wealth of some BCB officials and employees.

“I will call upon the Anti-Corruption Commission to inform us if there is any investigation underway, so that these matters can be presented before the nation,” he said.