Bangladesh cricket investigates sexual harassment charges made by former women’s captain Jahanara Alam.

Bangladesh – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Bangladesh Cricket Board launched an investigation after former women’s captain Jahanara Alam accused former and current officials of sexual harassment.
In an interview on YouTube, the 32-year-old pacer accused officials, notably then-selector and manager Manjurul Islam, of sexual harassment during the 2022 Women’s World Cup in South Africa.
Manjurul, who is now in China, dismissed the claims as “baseless”.
Jahanara said that Manjurul “made inappropriate physical contact” during the 2022 World Cup, stating that he “often hugged or pressed female players to his chest” under the guise of encouraging them.

“You can ask other girls in the team”, Manjurul said. “This is all false.”

Manjurul, 46, a former left-arm seamer, played 12 Tests and 34 ODIs for Bangladesh between 1999 and 2004, before serving in various coaching and managerial roles.

Jahanara took 48 wickets in ODIs, and 60 in T20s, across 135 white-ball matches for her country.

She also named other BCB officials, and said that she had previously written to the board, but that no action had been taken.

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The BCB said a committee would submit its findings within 15 working days. It reaffirmed its commitment to a “safe, respectful, and professional environment”, it said in a statement late on Thursday.

“We have to investigate this, since it’s a serious matter,” BCB vice-president Shakhawat Hossain said.