ACSU in town again

Two members of the Anti-Corruption And Security Unit (ACSU) arrived in Dhaka yesterday morning in a bid to continue their investigation regarding the alleged fixing issues in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Close sources revealed that the committee came to Bangladesh to quiz BPL franchise Dhaka Gladiators' owners Salim Chowdhury and Shihab Chowdhury. Salim is currently outside the country and is expected to return on Monday. His son Shihab however is in town. It was learnt that the interrogation list may extend beyond these two.
The members also have a meeting scheduled with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon on Tuesday and are expected to submit their report with their findings and suggestions.
During their previous visits, ACSU interrogated a number of players who played for the Gladiators this year, among them Mohammad Ashraful. It was reported that Ashraful confessed to spot-fixing, reportedly following the franchise owners' instructions.
According to Ashraful's statement to the ACSU, before the start of the 2013 BPL, Salim Chowdhury had invited the player to his Banani office and told him that they would have to lose some matches in this year's competition in order to pay the players' wages.
It was further stated that Shihab had given Ashraful a note before the February 2 game against Chittagong Kings, outlining the plan by which they would have to lose the game. The owner had also reportedly convinced the franchise's foreign coach Ian Pont and player Darren Stevens to be a part of the plan.
Various reports of match-fixing in the BPL and in international cricket have stormed the media in the past week. A Bengali Daily on Friday had alleged that Ashraful was involved in spot-fixing in the international circuit since 2004. The Daily also accused former cricketers of introducing Ashraful to bookies at different points of the batsman's career.