Faruque Ahmed, a former Bangladesh cricketer and current Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) vice-president, has been hospitalized in Dhaka after suffering a heart arrest on Sunday, November 9. The player-turned-administrator is currently being monitored in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) following an emergency surgery.
According to, Faruque suffered significant chest pain about midday on Sunday and was brought to a nearby hospital. Doctors performed an angiography and identified a blockage in one of his arteries. A stent was successfully implanted later that evening to restore blood flow. According to hospital authorities, his condition has stabilized, but he will be monitored for the next few days as a precaution.
“He was feeling unwell since last night. This afternoon, he was taken to hospital. After an angiogram, a blockage was found in his heart, and doctors inserted a ring in the evening. Now he is in the CCU,” a BCB official told Daily Sun.
Faruque Ahmed has been an integral part of Bangladesh cricket, both on and off the field.
He represented the country between 1984 and 1999. Faruque was part of the early generation that helped Bangladesh’s rise in international cricket.
In his playing career, the former featured in ODIs, scoring 105 runs with a top score of 57. Following his retirement, Faruque contributed significantly to the development of cricket in the country, serving twice as a national selector, where he played a key role in nurturing emerging talent.
In August 2024, he briefly took over as the interim president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board after Nazmul Hassan’s resignation. He held the position for nine months before being succeeded by Aminul Islam Bulbul, the current BCB president. Later, during the October 2024 BCB elections, Faruque was elected under the club category and went on to become one of the board’s vice-presidents under Aminul’s administration.
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