Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board has rung in a flurry of changes to its selection panel and national team leadership, replacing Chief Selector Minhazul Abedin with former captain Gazi Ashraf Hossain.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, who has been in the spotlight over his leadership skills for quite some time, has replaced experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as captain in all three formats, BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced on Monday evening.

Hannan Sarkar has taken the place of another selector, Habibul Bashar, while Abdur Razzak has retained his place in the selection panel.

Gazi Ashraf, who captained the team in its first international match, had earlier worked as a director and head of cricket operations at the BCB.

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