Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced the removal of board director Nazmul Islam from his duties as the chairperson of the Finance Committee of the country's cricket governing body with immediate effect.

This comes amid protest by Bangladesh cricketers and Cricket Welfares Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) demanding Nazmul's resignation due to distateful comments made about the national men's team and former batter Tamim Iqbal. The protest hit the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as players of Chittagong Royals and Noakhali Express did not turn up to Mirpur for the first match of the day on Thursday.

The official statement from the board said, "The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wishes to inform that, foll...