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Vol. 5 Num 1115 Fri. July 20, 2007  
   
Sports


Dastagir quits cricket board


Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) vice-president Gazi Golam Dastagir yesterday tendered his resignation to the board president.

Dastagir's resignation from the executive committee just a couple of days ahead of its meeting added more fuel to the rumour that all board members would step down following Saturday's meeting.

Dastagir, in his letter to the BCB chief, criticised the most affluent sport body of the country for failing to live up to the expectation.

In the letter, the vice-president reminded that he had constantly protested different decisions, shady deals, anomalies and politicisation of the executive committee while holding office.

The sports organiser, who demanded judicial investigation into the board's corruption, added that corruption and irregularities in the board forced him take this decision.

Dastagir was made the chairman of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis after new BCB president MA Aziz took over from Ali Asghar Lobi.