BCB bans Barisal Bulls co-owner Rizwan Bin Farouq

The BCB has banned Rizwan Bin Farouq, co-owner of BPL franchise Barisal Bulls, from any activities related to Bangladesh cricket because of his involvement in an altercation at the conclusion of the Asia Cup final at the Shere Bangla Stadium in March.

Farouq reportedly struck Moinul H Chowdhury, chief executive of Total Sports Marketing, the BCB's broadcast partner, and could be forced to relinquish his stake in the Bulls as a result.

Farouq is also managing director of Axiom Technologies Ltd, the company that holds the BCB's in-stadia and ticketing rights for international matches until June 2016.

"The incident hampered the image of the country," BCB disciplinary committee chairman AJM Nasir Uddin said, after announcing the punishment on Saturday. "We decided to take a stern step and make him persona-non-grata in all stadiums for life. He cannot be involved with any clubs and franchises who participate in the BCB's tournaments. He cannot be involved with anything related with Bangladesh Cricket Board.

"We had taken the decision on the back of evidence provided by the eye witnesses. As he cannot get involved with any kind of activities with BCB, we will take legal advice to sort out things that need to be done."