Ishtiaque Sadeque resigns as BCB director

Ishtiaque Sadeque has resigned as a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The BCB's Game Development Committee chairman submitted his resignation on Saturday, citing family and personal commitments.

In a statement, Sadeque said, "I believe that I am unable to dedicate the time required for such a large community like Game Development, where I am currently serving, because of my family and personal commitments. I cannot provide the effort necessary to accelerate Game Development. For this reason, I feel a personal sense of regret that I am not doing justice to this position."

He clarified, "The claim that I am leaving because of any misunderstanding, relationship issues with anyone on this board, or due to any hurt feelings or grievances, is completely false."

Sadeque added, "I believe that whoever succeeds me in Game Development will be able to take Bangladesh's cricket forward. They have my full support."

Sadeque, a close ally of BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon, joined the board during the last election. It remains to be seen if his resignation will prompt other directors to step down as well.