Eight candidates have been confirmed as BCB directors without facing a vote, with the main electoral battle set to play out in the club category, where 16 candidates are contesting 12 posts, according to bdnews24.com.
The final candidate list was published on Monday afternoon after the withdrawal deadline passed.
Seven of the eight uncontested directors come from Category 1, representing regional and district sports associations, while one comes from Category 3, which covers former captains, cricketers, and representatives from universities and organisations.
The development marks a slight shift from the previous BCB election in October, when nine directors secured their board seats before a single ballot was cast, while 15 candidates competed for 12 club representative positions.
This time around, the real battleground is Category 2, or the club category, where 16 candidates are competing for 12 director posts.
BCB ad-hoc committee chief Tamim Iqbal Khan is among those contesting in this competitive category.
The path was cleared for uncontested victories after Feni District Sports Association councillor Shariful Islam (Apu) withdrew from the Chattogram Division race on the final day for withdrawals.
His exit allowed former national captain and ex-chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu, a councillor from Chattogram District Sports Association, and Moin Uddin Chowdhury of Lakshmipur District Sports Association to be elected unopposed from the division under Category 1. Other Category 1 candidates elected unopposed include Sayed Bin Zaman of Dhaka Divisional Sports Association and SM Abdullah Al Fuad of Jamalpur District Sports Association from Dhaka Division; Abdul Qaiyum Chowdhury of Sylhet Divisional Sports Association from Sylhet Division; Mir Shakrul Alam Shimanto of Bogura District Sports Association from Rajshahi Division; and Mirza Faisal Amin of Thakurgaon District Sports Association from Rangpur Division.
In Category 3, Chittagong University councillor Siraj Uddin Md Alamgir is the sole candidate, making him a director without a contest.
He first became a BCB director in 2005 and also served during Nazmul Hasan Papon's first term as president.
The BCB elections allocate 10 director posts to Category 1, 12 to Category 2, and one to Category 3, with two additional directors nominated directly by the National Sports Council.
In Category 1, Dhaka, Rajshahi, and Khulna divisions each have two posts, while Chattogram, Sylhet, Barishal, and Rangpur divisions have one post each.
With seven directors already confirmed unopposed, voting in Category 1 will take place in only two divisions.
