India, March 21 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board has spent the first portion of 2026 in global focus. First, the stand-off against the BCCI and the ICC as a result of the Mustafizur Rahman IPL ban saw the board withdraw from the 2026 T20 World Cup, and following that fiasco, the Bangladesh government launched an investigation into the elections that saw Aminul Islam's rise to BCB presidency.

With another BCB-led standoff brewing as the board warns the government regarding the pitfalls of any investigations, former general secretary and ACC CEO Syed Ashraful Haq pointed out that the board could be in deep trouble, since it comes directly under the jurisdiction of the Bangladeshi National Sports Council, first and foremost.

"It is a kind o...