I withdraw my statement: Kamal

Finance Minister and former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal apologized yesterday for the statement he made regarding the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday.

Kamal had said that there is 'no chance' the BPL can be held this year. However, he withdrew his statement during a press briefing at the Secretariat yesterday.

"I called my former personal assistant [in BCB] today [Wednesday] and asked him to clarify me about the situation. Then he explained to me that different countries who have domestic leagues are trying to bring in some restrictions on the domestic leagues like BPL. So this message was conveyed to me differently.

"And I texted the media house [the one to whom I gave my initial statement] on Tuesday night that I withdraw my statement." said Kamal yesterday.