BCB believes that Hathurusingha's experience and knowledge of Bangladesh cricket will benefit the players and the team, as he is a proven tactician.
BCB president Nazmul Hassan asked whether the former skipper would have wanted a similar break from the IPL had he been picked in the auction.
The 44-year-old had joined Bangladesh last year for the Zimbabwe series but was later given an extension till the T20 World Cup in Australia this year. He will thus not tour Bangladesh for the upcoming South Africa tour.
The decision was taken after Shakib Al Hasan misbehaved with umpires and kicked and uprooted the stumps during a Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match.
Mahmud, 49, was the Bangladesh team director on their recent Test tour of Sri Lanka but miss the home ODI series against the same team, which starts on Sunday.
Shakib Al Hasan's request seeking a longer stint in the IPL has left the Bangladesh Cricket Board disappointed and it has decided to add new clauses in the players' central contracts to avoid a similar situation in future.
The Test series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was postponed after the BCB was unwilling to comply with the 14-day quarantine rule.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board says Jayed is the only one to have returned positive out of the 27 cricketers who were tested for the contagious disease.
Bangladesh is set to go ahead with its scheduled three-match Test tour of Sri Lanka from September 27. However BCB is unwilling to serve 14-day quarantine.
Kazi, who was Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker in the 2018 U-19 World Cup, tested positive for Methamphetamine, a prohibited substance, during a National Cricket League game in the same year.
The BCB Chief Executive said that the board will follow the ICC guidelines regarding the resumption of team training.
Rahman confirmed he had been struggling with the symptoms and had chest pain.
BCB President Nazmul Hassan, who is also a member of parliament, said the players need support given the current situation.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced that it will follow the work from home policy from Sunday owing to COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday said it could only give the go-ahead to a Test series in Pakistan after the T20 series despite the latter not taking their dilly-dallying on playing a Test series well.
The incident reportedly took place during day two of the match between Dhaka Division and Khulna Division in Khulna.
According to Kamal, who is now a finance minister, it will not be possible to find a replacement of Shakib anytime soon.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that the BCB is yet to confirm but he is sure that the Eden Test between India and Bangladesh will be a day-night affair.
Bangladesh are due to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 30 but BCB president is sceptical that there could be a few more pull-outs.
Shakib Al Hasan had signed as the brand ambassador of country's telecom major 'Grameenphone', which is a direct competitor of team's sponsor 'Robi'.
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