Nazmul Hassan Papon has resigned from his post as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president amid the ongoing political turmoil in the country.
Meanwhile, former international player Faruk Ahmed has been appointed as the new president during a board meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday.
The resignation of Nazmul Hassan was widely anticipated due to the impact of student protests in the country, which eventually resulted in the downfall of the government led by Sheikh Hasina.
Nazmul was part of the Hasina-led Bangladesh Awami League and was an elected member of the Parliament.
In 2012, he assumed the position of BCB president after being nominated by the government. The following year, he was elected as the president. Since then, he has had the honour of serving as the elected president of BCB for three consecutive terms.
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Meanwhile, the Bangladesh cricket team is currently in Pakistan for a two-match Test series, which is a part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
The first Test was scheduled to kick off earlier this morning however the toss has been delayed due to a wet outfield in Rawalpindi.
The umpires found wet patches in the outfield of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium due to overnight rain.
Umpires Richard Kettleborough of England and Adrian Holdstock from South Africa will have another inspection of the ground at 11:00 am (6:00 GMT).
But the chances of play starting before lunch improved as the sun came out with clear blue skies over the stadium.
READ: Toss of first Pakistan-Bangladesh Test delayed due to wet outfield