The chamber bench of the High Court has extended the suspension of its previous order that had temporarily halted the effectiveness of a letter sent by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam Bulbul requesting councillors from district and divisional ad-hoc committees.
As a result, lawyers say there is no legal barrier to holding the BCB elections scheduled for 6 October.
The ruling was issued on Sunday (28 September) by the chamber bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Justice Farah Mahbub. Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rauf and Barrister Anik R. Haque appeared for the state, while Barrister Mahin M. Rahman represented BCB and Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajol represented the petitioners.
Earlier, on 22 September, the High Court had suspended the execution of Bulbul’s letter concerning councillor nominations. The chamber court had stayed that order and fixed 28 September for the next hearing.
The original High Court order, issued by Justices Md. Mozibur Rahman Mia and Bishwajit Debnath, had questioned the legality of BCB’s request to district and divisional ad-hoc committees for councillor nominations while staying the letter’s implementation.
BCB President Bulbul had sent the letter on 18 September, citing the BCB constitution approved by the National Sports Council (amended in 2024), with instructions for nominating councillors from various divisional and district sports organizations (Category-1) to the BCB General Council for the 2025 elections.
Notifications were sent via registered post and courier, and the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs had subsequently instructed divisional commissioners and district administrators to follow the constitution’s provisions, specifically clauses 9.1(a) and (b), in approving nominations.
With the chamber bench’s latest order extending the stay of the earlier High Court ruling, there is now no legal obstacle to proceeding with the upcoming BCB elections.
