Tamim Iqbal (L) & Shakib Al Hasan (Image Source: AFP Photos)
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) took the ultimate step to completely abandon spot-fixing and match-fixing in the country. With the introduction of the Gambling Prevention Bill, 2026, players will now face up upto 7 years' imprisonment and a fine of TK 1 crore if they are found guilty of spot-fixing and match-fixing.
As reported by The Daily Sun, the new bill will repeal the 1867 “Public Gambling Act”, under which players, if found guilty of match fixing and spot fixing, will be "cognisable, non-bailable and non-compoundable."
BCB Cracks Down On Match-Fixing With New Criminal Law
Earlier, Sylhet Titans adviser Fahim Al Chowdhury made a shocking claim, saying there was match-fixing in BPL 2026.
“Dear Bangladesh, dear people of Sylhet, I want to share some important information with you,” Fahim Al Chowdhury said during the live session.
“Today’s match was severely tainted. I have received reliable information that a person involved in the match sold himself. He lied to us, betrayed Sylhet, and cheated Sylhet Titans. Most importantly, he cruelly betrayed the emotions of the people of Sylhet,” he added.
Apart from that, seven Bangladesh players – Sakib Hossain, Obaidul Alam, Omar Faruk, Tin Dhar, Mahir Anwar, Mohammad Iqbal and Nazmul Islam – were found guilty of match fixing during their participation in CJKS Talent Cup 2026.
After that, the BCB announced that BPL owners, participants, team officials, and players were charged with breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Participants.
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To abolish all the claims and allegations in order to save the reputation of Bangladesh cricket, the BCB took the bold move to stop it once and for all.
“Match-fixing and spot-fixing have been criminalised in the new gambling prevention bill that was recently proposed in the parliament by our honourable law minister. It had been sent to law ministry for assessment,” Barrister Mahin M Rahman, general counsel of BCB’s integrity unit, said on Saturday, as quoted by The Daily Sun.
“Maximum seven years imprisonment and/or Tk1 crore fine (had been proposed in the law for match-fixers and spot-fixers),” he added.
BCB Going Towards New Direction Under Tamim Iqbal
Since Tamim Iqbal, one of the best Bangladesh players of all time, took charge of the BCB, Bangladesh have been heading in the right direction in terms of off the field concerns.
Now, with the move on match-fixing and spot-fixing, the board is trying to make it clean whenever the next Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) takes place.
As many as 12 editions have already been completed in the BPL, which began in the 2011/12 season. Rajshahi Warriors, who are captained by Najmul Hossain Shanto, are the defending champions.
They defeated Chattogram Royals in the final earlier this year. Shanto had many popular troops, with Sahibzada Farhan, Kane Williamson and Mushfiqur Rahim, to name a few.
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