The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is once again under scrutiny as the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) conducted another visit to its headquarters, following previous allegations of irregularities and corruption related to ticket sales in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The initial operation took place on April 15, when a three-member special ACC team from the Dhaka office inspected BCB activities. Now, just a month later, the ACC has returned—this time with a four-member team.
Today (Saturday) around 1 PM, ACC officials entered the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. However, the purpose of this latest operation has not yet been disclosed.
Following their previous inspection, ACC officials revealed significant financial discrepancies. They noted that during the Mujib Year celebrations, BCB was allocated Tk 150 million, but reported expenditures amounted to Tk 250 million. So far, the board has only been able to present documentation for Tk 70 million and has verbally claimed Tk 20 million in spending. Preliminary findings suggest that Tk 190 to 200 million may have been misappropriated.
ACC also raised concerns about suspicious practices in domestic cricket. For example, in the third division qualifying rounds, typically only 2–3 teams participated in recent years. However, this year, the number jumped to 60 teams. ACC is investigating whether this spike was solely due to a reduction in entry fees or if other motives were involved.
Additionally, ticket sales revenue from the first eight BPL seasons totaled Tk 150 million, while the 11th season alone brought in Tk 130 million. These discrepancies in earnings, along with other irregularities in BPL and domestic cricket, are currently under investigation, according to ACC officials.
