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Former cricketer and chief selector Faruque Ahmed has been appointed as the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), following the resignation of Nazmul Hasan Papon. Papon stepped down amid ongoing political unrest in the country.

The BCB convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday, during which the 58-year-old Ahmed was elected as the new president. Papon, who was serving his fourth term, has been in London with his wife since the unrest began. The political turmoil, sparked by a massive student protest against job quotas, led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, resulting in widespread violence across the country despite the establishment of an interim government.

Papon was an Awami League MP since 2009. He, along with 16 other directors, left Dhaka on August 5.

"I resigned as a selector in the past because I opposed the system. Now, I aim to create a system that can run the board smoothly," Faruque was quoted as saying by 'Cricbuzz' on Wednesday.

Faruque played seven ODIs for Bangladesh between 1988 and 1999 and also served as a BCB chief selector for two terms -- from 2003 to 2007 and from 2013 to 2016. He resigned without completing his second term after disagreement over selection process.

The National Sports Council (NSC) appointed Ahmed and Nazmul Abedin, a prominent local coach, as its new directors, replacing Jalal Yunus and Ahmed Sajjadul Alam. Following the announcement, they participated in the board of directors meeting held at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
The meeting was attended by directors Mahbubul Anam, former cricketers Khaled Mahmud and Akram Khan, Salauddin Ahmed, Kazi Inam Ahmed, Iftekhar Ahmed and Fahim Sinha.