Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters raided anti-corruption authorities

The headquarters of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in Mirpur — housed inside the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium — was raided on Tuesday officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh after allegations of corruption against the national governing body of cricket in Bangladesh.
Media reports from Bangladesh stated that a special three-member team from Bangladesh’s ACC had swooped on the BCB headquarters in Mirpur for the raid at around 12 pm on Tuesday.
“We came here today from the ACC’s head office to conduct an enforcement operation. The main issue of the complaint was corruption in the selection process of various cricket leagues under the Bangladesh Cricket Board. This enforcement operation is being conducted based on allegations of illegal transactions and various other irregularities,” ACC official Mahmudul Hasan was quoted as saying at a media briefing.
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“We had specific complaints today, particularly regarding the 2023 team selection for the Third Division Qualifying round. In previous years, the application fee was set at Tk 5 lakh. At that time, only two or three teams would apply, and one or two would be selected from those. This time, when the fee was reduced to Tk 1 lakh, 60 teams applied. We have collected the documents and will now verify and investigate these matters,” he added.
There are also claims of corruption in the ticket sales issued during the showpiece league tournament, the Bangladesh Premier League.
“There was also a matter related to ticket sales. From the 3rd to the 10th season of the BPL, BCB had income from ticket sales. It was shown that the revenue from those eight seasons amounted to 15 crore taka. But in the 11th season, when BCB sold tickets themselves, the income was reported to be around 13 crore taka,” Mahmudul was quoted Bangladesh media as saying.