The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s integrity unit has charged three individuals, including a former board director, with breaching multiple provisions of the ICC anti-corruption code. The charges stem from their roles in different capacities during last season’s Bangladesh Premier League.
BCB Names Mukhlesur Rahman Among Three Charged
BCB confirmed the development through a press release issued on Tuesday, identifying Mukhlesur Rahman, a former board director, as one of the three individuals facing charges this time. The integrity unit opened its investigation into Rahman in January this year, after journalist Riasad Azim published a report on the matter on his official Facebook page.
Rahman joined the BCB board following the October 6 elections, and then-president Aminul Islam later appointed him chairman of the audit committee. He stepped down from his position at the board shortly after Azim’s report came out in January, though the integrity unit continued building its case against him through the months that followed.
The charge sheet against Rahman includes four separate articles from the ICC code. Among them is Article 2.1.1, which covers fixing, contriving to fix, or otherwise improperly influencing the result, progress, or conduct of a match, including any attempt to do so, specifically in relation to the 12th edition of the BPL T20. Two other individuals were named alongside him: Zakir Hasan, a former BCB security liaison officer, and Rakibul Islam Sunny, a BCB councillor who also served on the audit committee.
Part of a Wider Probe Into Recent BPL Editions
This round of charges builds on an investigation that has been running for months and now spans several recent tournament seasons. Back in May, the integrity unit charged four other individuals in connection with the same probe, and that group included a domestic player. One of them, Saminur Rahman, who played for Chattogram Royals during the 2025-26 BPL season, received a lifetime ban after the unit found him guilty of betting-related violations among other charges.
Taken together, the two rounds of charges point to a pattern the board has been trying to address for some time. BCB president Tamim Iqbal has said in recent weeks that he does not want to continue running the BPL in its current structure, a comment that reflects growing concern within the board over how the tournament has been managed in past editions.
Who Leads the BCB’s Integrity Unit
The unit responsible for these charges operates under Alex Marshall, a figure well known in global cricket administration circles for his prior work with the ICC’s own anti-corruption division. Marshall currently works alongside a team of four to five investigators as the unit examines conduct across multiple BPL seasons. Barrister Mahin M Rahman serves as the unit’s general counsel, overseeing the legal side of these proceedings.
With charges now filed against seven individuals across two separate rounds this year, the BCB’s investigation into the BPL shows no sign of slowing down. How the board eventually restructures the tournament, if Tamim follows through on his stated position, remains an open question heading into future seasons.
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