Former national skipper Tamim Iqbal was elected as the new BCB president following the elections held in Dhaka on Sunday. Tamim, who had already completed two months as the ad-hoc committee's head, was elected unopposed and he will serve a four-year term.

The election took place as the Bangladesh government called for it under the interim body in April after dissolving the previous elected body under Aminul Islam on the back of a probe committee report that found him and his board member being involved in corruption. The probe committee also recommended constitutional reform and Tamim insisted that they are ready to make changes in the constitution for betterment of Bangladesh cricket.

"There are a lot of things, loopholes, and if we all agree together (about constitutional reform) we will discuss them in the next AGM. This is not like a board of 12 or 13 people where one person says something and it is done. We have to deal with 1972 councillors. So they also have to agree. But for the betterment of Bangladesh cricket, if any constitutional changes are needed, we will definitely discuss and consider them," said Tamim.

"It is very new for me because I still have to mix with all these people. I may not know more than half of them. I met them for the first time. So give us some time, let us discuss, and then we will find out where improvements are needed," he said adding that transparency is at the top of their priority list.

"I hope we can be as transparent as possible. Because I am sure I do not want any of my board members to do anything that makes us controversial. From my side and from the whole board's side, we will try to act with full honesty. Even then, I said a while ago, I am sure we will make mistakes. We are humans, we are bound to make mistakes. But how quickly we can fix those mistakes is what I look forward to," he said.

"I will share my plans with you step by step from time to time. Some work I have already started from the ad-hoc committee stage. Hopefully we can complete those quickly," he said.

The day-long election was held at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium which included physical votes and e-ballots. The 37-year-old Tamim, who also became the 21st president of the BCB, topped the election with 73 votes from 75 councillors in the Category 2 vote for Dhaka-based clubs, finishing far ahead of a 16-candidate field for 12 director positions.

Fahim Sinha, who received 66 votes, was named vice-president following the first board meeting. The election completed the formation of a 25-member board that will oversee Bangladesh cricket for the next four years.

Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed and Israfil Khasru received 72 votes each, while Masuduzzaman polled 70 and Yasir Mohammad Faisal Ashik 68. Fahim Sinha and Shanian Tanim Navin both secured 66 votes, followed by Sakib Ahmed Salam (65), Asif Rabbani (64), Mirza Yasir Abbas (63), Md Rafiqul Islam Babu (53) and Prof Dr Sarker Mahbub Ahmed Shamim (41).

The unsuccessful candidates included Syed Borhanul Hossain (40), Mohammad Amzad Hossain (32), Faiyazur Rahman (23) and Major Imroz Ahmed (20).

In the divisional contests, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam and Shantanu Islam were elected from Khulna after both received 10 votes, while Mohammad Mizanur Rahman won the Barishal seat with five votes from seven councillors.

Eight directors had already been elected unopposed before Sunday's vote, including former national captain Minhajul Abedin Nannu, Moin Uddin Chowdhury, Sayed Bin Zaman, SM Abdullah Al Fuad, Mir Shakrul Alam Simanto, Mirza Faisal Amin, Abdul Qaiyum Chowdhury and Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir.

In addition, two National Sports Council (NSC) nominated directors - Sheikh Mohammad Ruhul Amin and Mohammad Sarfaraz Ahmed - completed the 25-member board.