India, March 17 -- Bangladesh cricket's latest off-field battle has moved beyond a domestic administrative dispute into territory the International Cricket Council closely monitors. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has asked the country's sports authorities to shut down a five-member investigation committee formed to probe alleged irregularities in the 2025 BCB election, arguing that the move risks being viewed as interference in the affairs of an elected board, as reported by Cricbuzz.

The committee was constituted by the National Sports Council on March 11 and was asked to submit its findings within 15 working days. Its mandate is to examine allegations of irregularities, manipulation and abuse of power in the election that eventually brou...