Dhaka, June 7 -- Tamim Iqbal, the former national team captain, was elected president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday night, formalizing his rise to the sport's top office.

Following an internal vote by the newly formed 23-member director panel, Tamim transitioned from his role as the head of the interim ad-hoc committee into the board's chief executive position.

His path to the presidency was paved by a landslide win in the Category-2 club elections, where he secured 73 of the 76 available votes. While the result was widely anticipated, the lead-up to the election was marked by intense controversy and claims of systemic engineering.

Critics and media outlets raised alarms over a clear conflict of interest, noting that ...