The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) integrity unit has found credible suspicions during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025-26, prompting routine operations such as questioning players and seizing mobile phones from franchise officials.

According to the BCB, no player has been formally placed under investigation, and no one has been found guilty so far. The press release added that overseas players have been spoken to privately to verify their contracts and processes.

"As part of standard integrity procedures, several foreign players have been spoken to privately as witnesses in order to verify recruitment processes, contractual arrangements, and payment structures. Such meetings are confidential and preventive in nature, and do not imply that any player is under investigation or has already been found guilty,” the BCB statement read as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

The statement comes after Dhaka Capitals’ chief executive, Atik Fahad, accused integrity unit officers of barging into their batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s hotel room in Sylhet over the weekend. Fahad also suggested that the incident’s mental toll on his players could prompt the franchise to reconsider its participation in future editions of the tournament.

"The anti-corruption unit should have at least considered this before going to such a player, but this type of behaviour with a big player is something neither he can accept nor can we accept. Going into the room of a big foreign player - someone who is playing in the ILT20 and elsewhere - and creating trouble like that,” said Fahad during a press briefing.

"If the management is not content mentally, if my players are not content, what better result can we expect? We are running the BPL while losing BDT 2-3 crore every year. On top of that, if we are mentally tortured like this, I don't know how we can stay competitive or continue to operate a franchise. If this situation continues, we won't have the courage to continue at all. I invest money, absorb losses, bring CSR funds from different companies, and then leave with humiliation. That is simply not possible,” said Fahad.

Players and officials of Noakhali Express were also reportedly questioned, though the franchise stated that they had protested the behaviour of the integrity unit officials. The BCB, however, affirmed its full confidence in the integrity unit’s procedures, noting that the unit has successfully helped reduce suspicious activities in the past.

"Such measures by the BCB IU [integrity unit] are part of BCB's zero-tolerance policy and drive against corrupt cricketing activities. The BCB IU operates in accordance with the general processes under the prevailing anti-corruption code of the ICC. Therefore, there has been no violation of the rights of any player or franchisee personnel by the BCB IU team in any way,” the BCB statement read.

"These preventive measures by the BCB IU have resulted in an approximately 80% reduction in alerts relating to suspicious activities. The BCB reiterates its zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, and remains firmly committed to protecting the credibility, transparency and reputation of the Bangladesh Premier League,” it added.