Bangladesh, Oct. 10 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is hopeful of hosting the Bangabandhu T20 tournament on time despite the prevailing uncertainties.

The board had decided to postpone the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after a fallout with the franchises and host a T20 tournament similar to the model followed by Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia.

BCB has had to suffer the embarrassment after Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan - one of the directors - was arrested for running a casino in Mohammedan Sporting Club. The BPL governing council is expected to play a key role in organising the tournament with acting chairman Sheikh Sohel and member secretary Ismail Haider Mallik set to play key roles.

However, both members don't stay in Bangladesh and ...