Out of the 31-member committee, the National Sports Council had withdrawn its two representatives while Gazi Golam Dastagir and Kabir Ahmed Bhuiyan stepped down from the board previously.

A BCB source confirmed it received a total of 24 resignation letters in the last two days following general secretary Mahbub Anam's resignation.

NSC sources claimed that BCB chief Aziz, who received 17 resignation letters till afternoon yesterday, has requested the NSC to take steps to form a new committee to run the board properly.

Although NSC secretary Aminul Islam Khan had informed on Tuesday that a new ad-hoc committee would be formed within two days, it seems that the ministry would not be able to name a body before Sunday.

Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury is expected to be on a visit outside Dhaka today, which is the last working day of the week.

The rumour is that the government will appoint Chief of General Staff Maj Gen Sinha Ibne Jamali as the president of the new ad-hoc committee, which would not exceed 12 members.