An official from the International Cricket Council’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit will arrive in Dhaka today in order to complete its investigation of match-fixing allegations during the Bangladesh Premier League, said BCB sources on Friday.
ACSU is expected to submit a report on their findings to the BCB in the first week of August. It is alleged that former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful had fixed matches during the BPL.
Ashraful, who received a temporary ban from the BCB from participating in cricket, later confessed to his misdeeds and apologised to the nation.
‘A member of the ACSU is expected to come tomorrow [Saturday] for further investigation,’ a BCB official said on Friday.
After returning from the ICC conference in London, BCB president Nazmul Hasan told media on July 7 that ACSU members are expected to arrive within a week to complete the rest of their investigation.
A two-member ACSU panel had previously visited the city and interviewed officials from BPL champions Dhaka Gladiators at a city hotel on June 2.
The officials interviewed included the Gladiators’ managing director Shihab Chowdhury, who was implicated by Ashraful.
It was reported that the ACSU had also earlier quizzed Ashraful at least three times but had ignored the owners of the Gladiators, believed to be the masterminds in the entire saga.
Gladiators chairman Salim Chowdhury and managing director Shihab Chowdhury allegedly asked Ashraful to give up the matches and use certain bowlers in certain overs.
The Gladiators owners reportedly had a meeting with Ashraful before the tournament, during which they promised to clear the dues of the first edition of the tournament if he agreed to fix a few matches.
The official is expected to stay at a city hotel and meet people involved with the BPL whom ACSU had not previously interviewed.
-With New Age input
