Former Bangladesh national cricketer and chief selector Farooq Ahmed has replaced Nazmul Hasan as the board chairman of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). In a board meeting held at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the former chairman resigned while Ahmed was elected. Farooq is the first BCB president who has played any competitive cricket. He played seven ODI matches between 1988 and 1999 and led Bangladesh in the ICC Trophy in 1994. After this, he has also been the chief selector of the Bangladesh national team twice between 2003 to 2007 and 2013 to 2016.