The High Court on Monday put a 15-day stay on a letter issued by the Bangladesh Cricket Board president that directed district and divisional sports associations to nominate councillors only from ad-hoc committees for the upcoming BCB election.
The vacation bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Biswajit Debnath in its order also asked the government and BCB authorities to explain within 10 days why the letter should not be declared illegal.
The order came after hearing a writ petition filed by cricket follower ABM Monjurul Alam Dulal and four others of his associates from Tangail, Lakshmipur, Gopalganj, and Rajbari.
Additional attorney general Md Arshadur Rauf and deputy attorney general Abdullah Al Mahmud Masud appeared for the state opposed for the stay order.
Later they told 抖阴精品 that they appealed against the stay order and prayed for vacating the order of stay.
The petitioners challenged the legality of the BCB president鈥檚 September 18 letter, which instructed regional bodies to resend nominations if they didn鈥檛 come from ad-hoc committee members.
The BCB election is scheduled for October 6.
Before the polls, the National Sports Council had asked regional sports associations to send councillor names by September 17 鈥� specifically from their ad-hoc committees.
The BCB later extended the deadline to September 18, and then again to September 22, after some associations didn鈥檛 comply.
Former national captain Tamim Iqbal, a potential candidate for BCB president, strongly criticised the move.
鈥楾his is not in the BCB constitution,鈥� Tamim said at a press conference.
鈥業n past elections, eligible individuals involved in sports 鈥� approved by the DC 鈥� were made councillors. Now suddenly there鈥檚 a new rule that they must be from ad-hoc committees. That鈥檚 not written anywhere.鈥�
Tamim made the remarks at a press conference organised by a coalition of district and divisional sports organisers, cricketers, and club representatives.
Lawyer Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal and Md Rafiqul Islam represented the petitioners.