DHAKA, May 17, (V7N)— The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold its board of directors election on June 7, just under two months after Tamim Iqbal took over as president of the ad-hoc interim committee.

Tamim, who assumed the role on April 7, had previously committed to advancing the election by three months to bring stability back to the board’s administration.

The Chief Election Commissioner’s office released the schedule for the 2026 BCB board election in a notification issued yesterday. Voting and the declaration of results will both take place on June 7.

The draft voter list was published today. Objections to the list will be received and heard on May 18, with the final voter list to be released at 5 pm the same day after the hearing.

Nomination papers will be available on May 20 and 21 from 10 am to 4 pm. Candidates can submit their nominations on May 21 and 22 between 11 am and 5 pm.

Scrutiny of nominations and the release of the preliminary candidate list are set for May 23. Appeals regarding scrutiny decisions will be accepted and heard on May 24. The deadline for withdrawing nominations and the publication of the final candidate list is May 25. Applications for postal and e-ballots must also be filed on that day.

The election process will pause for Eid-ul-Azha and resume on June 1 with the distribution of postal and e-ballots. Voting by postal and e-ballot will run until June 6, with all ballots required to reach the Returning Officer by 1 pm on June 7.

In-person polling will be held at BCB headquarters in Mirpur from 10 am to 4 pm on June 7, and results are scheduled to be announced at 6 pm.

A total of 23 directors will be directly elected, while two additional directors will be nominated by the National Sports Council. The BCB president will then be chosen by votes from the 25 directors.

The election commission is led by Ahsanul Karim, senior advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. Other members include Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Israil Hawlader and National Sports Council Director and Assistant Secretary ABM Ehsanul Mamun.

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