Amit Majumdar #

Introduction #

Amit Majumdar is a Bangladeshi cricketer whom the report naming him described only as a “local cricketer,” and who was provisionally suspended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on May 7, 2026, over alleged involvement in match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). According to The Daily Dazzling Dawn, a Britain-based daily that covered the announcement under the headline “Bangladesh Cricket Board Punishes 5, Including Cricketer, Over BPL Fixing Allegations,” the decision was confirmed at a press conference held under board president Tamim Iqbal, at which the board confirmed disciplinary action against five individuals — Majumdar and three team and franchise officials among them. Majumdar was charged under Article 2.2.1 of the BCB’s anti-corruption code, covering betting-related conduct, and was given 14 days from receipt of the charge notice to respond to the allegations.

Background Information #

The report offered little detail on Majumdar’s playing career: it identified him solely as a “local cricketer,” without naming a club, a franchise, or any career record, and it did not say when the alleged conduct occurred or in which BPL season. Per the report, the matter arose out of fixing incidents in the Bangladesh Premier League and an initial investigation conducted by the board before Tamim Iqbal’s presidency. Tamim, per the report, said he was not part of the board when the fixing incidents took place or during the initial investigation, but that after taking charge he reviewed the matter and questioned whether there was enough evidence against the players. The charges were issued under the BCB’s anti-corruption code and referenced its anti-corruption unit, identified in the charge sheet as DACO — the same unit named in the cooperation-related articles brought against two of the officials sanctioned alongside Majumdar.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation #

Allegations. The claims in this section are charges brought under the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s anti-corruption code by its anti-corruption unit, identified in the charge sheet as DACO, as reported by The Daily Dazzling Dawn. They were never admitted by Majumdar, never pursued as criminal charges, and never adjudicated in court; the board’s process gave him 14 days from receipt of the charge notice to respond. No defense statement from Majumdar is recorded in the source.

Per the report, the BCB announced the sanctions on May 7, 2026, at the press conference addressed by Tamim Iqbal. Its summary said the board “has handed punishments to five cricketers over allegations of involvement in match-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),” while its list of the accused — introduced with the words “Accused individuals include:” — named four people. They were Md. Lablur Rahman, a team manager, charged under Articles 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 with failing to cooperate with DACO’s investigation and with obstructing or delaying it, including “concealing, tampering with, or destroying relevant documentation”; Md. Towhidul Haque Towhid, a franchise co-owner, charged under the same two articles with failing to cooperate and with obstructing or delaying an investigation, including “concealing, deleting, or destroying relevant communications”; Rezwan Kabir Siddique, a team manager, charged, like Majumdar, under Article 2.2.1; and Majumdar himself. The Article 2.2.1 charge against him covered “placing, accepting, or participating in betting related to the result, progress, conduct, or any other aspect of a cricket match.” Of his review of the matter, Tamim told reporters during the briefing in Bangladesh: “I asked whether we had sufficient evidence. I received the answer, and then I said, ‘Execute it.’” The report added that further details about the punishments and the identities of the players were expected to be announced soon.

Public Reaction and Consequences #

The immediate consequence for the accused, per the report, was a provisional suspension: “The accused individuals have been provisionally suspended and have been given 14 days from receipt of the charge notice to respond to the allegations.” The BCB stated that it would make no further comment on the matter at that stage, and the report recorded no comment from Majumdar or from any of the other accused individuals — no denial, no statement through representatives, and no reaction from players’ bodies or franchises was reported. The board’s action extended beyond the five: in the same coverage, the BCB was reported to have issued an exclusion order against Saminur Rahman under its “BCB Excluded Person Policy,” following an investigation into alleged corrupt activities linked to the 9th, 10th, and 11th editions of the BPL — allegations involving betting-related activities, offering corrupt approaches to players and agents, maintaining connections with domestic and international betting and corruption syndicates, and facilitating corrupt activities in cricket matches. Per the report, Rahman waived his right to respond under the policy and accepted the sanction — a resolved outcome that stood apart from the pending, unanswered charges against Majumdar.

Current Status #

As of the report’s publication on May 7, 2026, Majumdar’s suspension was provisional, and the 14-day window for him to respond to the charge notice ran from its receipt; the report did not say when the notice had been issued or delivered. The board had said it would make no further comment on the matter at this stage, and further details about the punishments and the identities of the players were said to be expected soon. Nothing in the report indicated that Majumdar had responded to the charges, that any hearing had taken place, or that any court was involved; as reported, the matter sat entirely within the board’s own anti-corruption process, with the presumption of innocence intact and no finding made against him.

Impact on Their Career/Life #

Per the report, Majumdar’s immediate status after the announcement was that of a provisionally suspended cricketer, named publicly alongside two team managers and a franchise co-owner in a fixing investigation conducted by his national board. The Article 2.2.1 charge concerned betting related to the result, progress, conduct, or any other aspect of a cricket match, and the outcome of the board’s process — and with it any consequence for his ability to play — remained open at the time of the report, pending his response within the 14-day window and whatever the board decided thereafter. No other consequences — contractual, commercial, or legal — were recorded in the source, and the report did not say whether his suspension would be lifted, extended, or converted into a longer sanction.