Naimur Rahman

Naimur Rahman
নাইমুর রহমান
Durjoy in Sydney, Australia (Feb 2015)
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Manikganj-1
In office
29 January 2014 – 29 January 2024
Preceded byABM Anowarul Haque
Succeeded bySalauddin Mahmud
Personal details
Born (1974-09-19) 19 September 1974
Manikganj, Bangladesh
PartyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseFarhana Rahman Happy
OccupationPolitician, cricketer
Cricket career
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 9)10 November 2000 v India
Last Test8 December 2002 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 31)8 April 1995 v Pakistan
Last ODI3 December 2002 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.24 (previously 8)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 8 29
Runs scored 210 488
Batting average 15.00 19.51
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 48 47
Balls bowled 1,321 1,094
Wickets 12 10
Bowling average 59.83 90.40
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/132 2/51
Catches/stumpings 4/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2006

Naimur Rahman Durjoy (born 19 September 1974) is a Bangladeshi politician and retired cricketer. He is the former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Manikganj-1 constituency representing the Bangladesh Awami League party.[1][2]

Durjoy served as the first captain of Bangladesh national cricket team. At international level, he played 8 Test and 29 ODI matches for the team.

Cricket career

A right arm off spinner, Durjoy was a member of Bangladesh's 1997 ICC Trophy winning side. He became his country's inaugural Test captain when he led Bangladesh on their Test debut, against India in 2000. Durjoy took 6 wickets for 132 runs in India's first innings, including the wickets of legendary cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.[3]

After his retirement in 2002, Durjoy became the president of the Cricketers' Welfare Association of Bangladesh.[4]

Political career

On 26 November 2023, Awami League announced the final list of its 298 candidates to contest the 2024 national election which did not include Durjoy.[5]

On 3 September 2024, almost a month after the fall of the Awami League government,[6] Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission decided to launch an investigation into corruption allegations against Durjoy accusing him of money laundering, irregularities in projects, and illegally amassing wealth.[7] The day after, on 4 September, he resigned from the board of the directors of Bangladesh Cricket Board.[8] He was detained on 2 July 2025 by the Detective Branch and Manikganj District police.[9]

Personal life

Durjoy is married to Farhana Rahman Happy.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mahmood, Raihan (5 January 2014). "Joyful Joy and Durjoy". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Members of 10th Parliament – Constituency 168 – Manikganj-1". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Only Test: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10–13, 2000". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Adhoc committee to run BCB". Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  5. ^ Hasan, Rashidul (26 November 2023). "AL nomination: Many controversial lawmakers left out". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ Ripon, Isaac Yee, Tanbirul Miraj (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh prime minister flees to India as anti-government protesters storm her residence". CNN. Retrieved 10 January 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "ACC to investigate corruption allegations against Durjoy, Enamul". The Daily Star. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ বিসিবি থেকে নাঈমুর রহমানের পদত্যাগ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Ex-MP Naimur Rahman Durjoy arrested in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ^ "MP Durjoy turns Manikganj into drug haven". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ^ "MP Durjoy amasses huge illegal wealth in his wife's name". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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