POBNEWS24, Dhaka, 12, 2022: Shafiul Alam, the director of BCB and the head of the women’s wing, said a lot without saying anything directly. She called the ongoing controversy over Bangladesh women’s cricketer Jahanara Alam a “sensitive issue”.
Jahanara has been dropped from the Bangladesh squad for the Commonwealth Women’s Cricket Qualifiers in Malaysia for alleged misconduct. He has been placed on the standby list. However, the BCB did not say how Jahanara violated the rules.
Meanwhile, before the visit to Malaysia, Jahanara wrote to BCB chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury about the Bangladesh women’s cricket team.
In the long letter, he accused the team’s coach AKM Mahmudul Emon and selector Manjurul Islam of being biased towards some players. He complained that despite being a senior player, he was given less importance in the team.
Shafiul Alam Chowdhury, head of the women’s wing, confronted the media at the BCB office at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday. There he said, ‘I want the cooperation of all of you. There are many issues which, if brought to the fore, are detrimental to our entire cricket, Premila Cricket. I want to avoid such things.
In response to another question about the ongoing debate, Shafiul Alam said, “This is a sensitive issue. Everyone should take care of maintaining professionalism from their place, in the interest of the country, to take cricket forward. I have some evidence that I don’t want to show you. You will be ashamed if you show it. ‘
However, Shafiul Alam said, ‘BCB will show a guardian attitude in resolving the issue, the board, management, organizers তারা they (players) are like children among us. They are like our little sisters, like little brothers. They may have made some mistakes along the way. We will show tolerant and guardian attitude to rectify that.
Shafiul Alam said that he had taken Jahanara’s complaint to the BCB chief executive positively, adding, “Anyone (BCB chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury) who has been accused, he said he would look into the matter responsibly.” Hopefully, he will address the issue. If we have to do something, we will do it. ‘
