Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board has formed a three-member committee to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and mental abuse made by Jahanara Alam, the country's most successful women's pace bowler, just two days after she spoke out.

The committee is headed by retired Supreme Court Appellate Division judge Tariq ul Hakim. Its members include Rubaba Dowla, the board's sole female director, and senior lawyer of the Supreme Court Sarwat Siraj Shukla, who also serves as president of the Bangladesh Women Sports Federation.

Jahanara made the allegations in a YouTube interview with freelance sports journalist Riasad Azim.

She claimed that during the 2022 Women's World Cup in New Zealand, selector and manager Manjurul Isl...