BCB announces one-time monetary support for Salma Khatun & Co.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to pay its women cricketers Bangladesh Taka 20,000 (Rs 17672.69) each, similar to the payment which was given to a section of male counterparts earlier this week. Those who played in the 2018-19 Women’s National Cricket League, as well as a recent training camp, will receive this amount.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan said the amount will help out the cricketers struck at home without any competitive cricket or training due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. “Just like their male counterparts, the majority of women cricketers also look towards domestic events for an earning,” Hassan said.

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“Besides, we had training camps scheduled for women players which have been hampered by the prevailing COVID-19 situation. The cricketers have been forced to pass a period of non-activity and they need our support,” he added. The BCB has postponed all its activities on March 16 and is unlikely to renew tournaments and training until the situation ceases.

“We are going to maintain the highest level of caution,” Hassan said. “We don’t know where, when or how it will end. I think after April there may be a chance to talk but before that, I don’t think that there is an opportunity to talk about sports.”