Shanian Taneem, Bangladesh Cricket Board's facilities committee chairman, has taken a dig at the board and its structure, suggesting that he could not undertake the majority of the work that he had planned. This is the first instance when a director has openly critiqued his own board.

Taneem highlighted BCB’s flaws that disabled him from undertaking initiatives and executing his plans. His remarks come at a time when the board’s finance committee and the tender and purchase committee have been under scrutiny for red tape.

"Honestly, I say that I am not used to working like this. So, maybe this is BCB's, or maybe in a corporate world, maybe a system where you have to move forward following many processes and many rules. If it were up to me and if I had special permission to work in my own way, then if today I wished to do a drainage system, the work would start from tomorrow," Taneem was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.

"But at the end of the day I am also answerable. We have to allocate it from the budget, we have to get it passed by the board and then you submit it to different places. Until they pass it for me, until they appoint a vendor, I remain responsible to them, I am dependent on them. So, I know that maybe in a corporate world this is the rule. I wish it was better, but I feel that in these four or five months maybe I haven't even been able to do 10 per cent of my work," he added.

"When I first became a board director, the first thing I did was make a short-term plan, a mid-term plan and, if I can work four years, then a plan for that. So, even within the short-term plan, we had many plans.

"In Rangpur a big state-of-the-art cricket arena will be built where under-17 and under-19 players will be groomed. From my side, as much as needed from budgeting to planning, I have submitted everything," he said.

"Let me be clear. I am not singling out anyone or saying that this particular person didn't let me do it. Maybe we are restricted by rules, so maybe things are not happening. Maybe it can be sped up, but I guess this is Bangladesh. This is how it works. It's disappointing," he added.

Taneem added that lack of trust is one of the most significant hurdles in BCB, as the motive behind every move is questioned, and such regressive behaviour drags the board down.

"You are talking about corruption, actually working in Bangladesh's culture is a bit difficult because even if you want to do simple work, nine out of ten people will first think how much money Shanian bhai is making from this. It's unfortunate that such allegations come against BCB directors,'' he said.

Taneem, who was vocal against not playing the T20 World Cup, expressed disappointment as Bangladesh ditched the global event and was eventually replaced by Scotland.

"I am sure the players are still feeling the disappointment of not being able to play in the World Cup. Personally, I am very upset about the whole situation. Bangladesh cricket should have been kept aside from politics and should have gone to play the World Cup. I cannot imagine how the players must have felt. When a World Cup slips away from a player's career, they must have felt terrible," he concluded.