Ex-BD captain Faruque Ahmed hospitalised
November 11, 2025 00:00:00
Air Vice Marshal Haider Abdullah, Air Officer Commanding of BAF Base Zahurul Haque, hands over the trophy to the champion team of the Inter-Base Volleyball Competition-2025 during the prize-giving ceremony held at Bangladesh Air Force Base Zahurul Haque in Chattogram on Monday – ISPR
Faruque Ahmed, former national captain and current Bangladesh Cricket Board's vice-president, has been admitted to a Dhaka hospital on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, reports Cricbuzz.
BCB officials told the online sports portal that Faruque experienced severe chest pain around noon and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors immediately performed an angiogram and found a blockage in one of his arteries. A stent was successfully inserted later in the evening, and he is currently under observation in the CCU. Faruque represented the national team from 1984 to 1999 and also served as captain during his playing days while after his retirement he worked twice as a national selector.
Faruque briefly took over as the interim BCB president on August 2024 following the resignation of Nazmul Hassan and he held the post for nine months before being replaced by Aminul Islam Bulbul, the current BCB president.