Rubaba Dowla. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, Nov 3, 2025 (BSS) -The National Sports Council (NSC) appointed 
corporate figure Rubaba Dowla as the director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board 
(BCB).

She becomes only the second woman ever to serve as BCB director after 
Monowara Anis Minu who held the position in 2007. She joined BCB's meeting 
today. 

She was appointed after Isfak Ahsan resigned from the same post, according to 
an official NSC notice. Isfak was one of two NSC-nominated directors, 
alongside Yasir Mohammad Faysal Ashik, announced following the BCB's board 
election on October 6.

Rubaba however has an active background in sports administration apart from 
her corporate career as she served as president of the Bangladesh Badminton 
Federation (2009-2015). She is also the board member of Special Olympics 
Bangladesh.