- By Vishal Pushkar
- Fri, 07 Nov 2025 01:12 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bangladesh's former Cricketer Jahanara Alam kicked up a storm in the Cricketing world after she accused former and serving officials of Bangladesh Cricket of sexual harassment. Alam, categorically named Manjurul Islam for harassing her during the 2022 Women's World Cup in South Africa. Notably, Alam narrated her ordeal on a YouTube channel based in Bangladesh.
Jahanara alleged that Islam was unprofessional in his conduct as he made "inappropriate physical contact", claiming he "often hugged or pressed female players to his chest" under the pretext of encouragement. Alam pointed out that the incident took place during the 2022 World Cup.
Islam, in his defence, labelled the allegations as "baseless".
"You can ask other girls in the team", Islam said. "This is all false."
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Islam is a former left-arm pacer who represented Bangladesh in 12 Tests and 34 ODIs between 1999 and 2004. After his retirement, he served in various coaching and managerial roles.
It is worth noting that Alam has also named other BCB officials, stating that she had written about all this to the board but BCB took no action.
Alam is a veteran of 135 white-ball matches for the country, with 48 wickets in ODIs and 60 in T20s.
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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 (November 6, 2025).
"We have to investigate this, since it's a serious matter," BCB vice-president Shakhawat Hossain said.
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