Aminul Islam Bulbul. File Photo

DHAKA, May 30, 2025 (BSS)-Former national cricketer Aminul Islam Bulbul has 
been elected as the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) 
today.

He was elected as the 16th president of the BCB in a crucial meeting, held 
today at the BCB headquarter at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

BCB director Iftikhar Rahman Mithu informed the outcome of the meeting during 
a press conference. 

Like his predecessors Nazmul Hassan Papon and Faruque Ahmed, he too was 
elected unopposed.

Earlier, the National Sports Council (NSC) nominated him as their director. 

At the same meeting, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim and Fahim Sinha were elected as 
vice-presidents, Mithu informed.

Popularly known as Bulbul, Aminul's name was etched in country's cricket 
folklore for being the 'maiden Test centurion'. He hit that century in his 
debut Test against India in 2000, which was also Bangladesh's maiden Test. He 
has played for the national team for more than a decade. 

Wearing national jersey, he played 13 Tests and 39 ODIs. After saying goodbye 
to international cricket in 2002, he started coaching in the country. Later, 
he settled down with his family in Australia.

Aminul has held various positions in the ICC and ACC for more than a decade. 
Until joining the BCB, he served as the ICC's development manager for the 
Asia region. 

Apart from this, he is also the head of the ICC's High Performance program 
and training education. His contract as the ICC's development manager will 
expire next month.