BCB suspends Barisal Bulls co-owner Rizwan bin Farouq for life

Dhaka, April 17: Rizwan bin Farouq, one of the co-owners of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) team the Barisal Bulls, has been suspended for life by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). According to a bdnews24.com news Farouq had attacked Moinul Haq Chowdhury the chief of Total Sports Marketing during the presentation ceremony after the final of the Asia Cup T20 last month.

A.J.M. Nasir BCB vice-president and chief of its disciplinary committee said the stringent action was necessary to “protect the BCB’s image”.

The action against Farouq was announced on Saturday after an enquiry conducted by the disciplinary committee of the BCB.

Farouq is brother-in-law of the Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam and younger brother of Shaheen Anam, the executive director of Manusher Jonno Foundation. He isn’t someone with a clean image and had been accused of the 1996 stock market scam, had also been earlier thrown out of the executive committee of the Chittagong Stock Exchange for “serious irregularities”. He is a stock broker and runs First Capital Securities Ltd.

“He has severely damaged the BCB’s reputation by his uncalled-for action during the final of such a highly visible tournament,” said Nasir.

“He has been banned from the Bangladesh cricket arena. He cannot own a franchise or a club, he cannot enter a cricket field or a stadium.”

Nasir said that legal action will be initiated against Rizwan bin Farouq for what he has done.

He said some BCB rights purchased by Rizwan’s company would also fall through now.

“He cannot have any links to BCB’s cricketing activities. If he is linked to any sponsor, we will seek legal advice,” said Nasir.

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