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KAMAL-FARUQUE-CONDOLENCE
Kamal condoles death of former cricketer ASM Faruque
DHAKA, Sept 17, 2020 (BSS)— Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today expressed deep shock at the death of former Bangladesh cricketer ASM Faruque.
In a message of condolence, the Finance Minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
Faruque died on Wednesday in Dhaka following a cardiac arrest. He was 75.
Faruque was also the member and councilor of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Faruque is one of the cricketers of the Bangladesh side, who had played against the visiting MCC team in 1976, the first tour by a foreign team to independent Bangladesh. Faruque had performed various roles with the BCB as an administrator.
He was the Bangladesh Team Manager at the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa and at the ICC Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2016.
He was appointed BCB’s Game Development Committee Chairman in 2007. Faruque was a member of the Technical Committee formed by BCB President Nazmul Hassan, MP. He was one of the selectors for the Asia team in the Afro-Asia Cup in 2007.
Faruque was also the captain of country’s traditional club Mohammedan Sporting Club.
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