AKM Mominul Haque Sayeed, the general secretary of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), suddenly appeared at a meeting of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation's (BHF) executive committee today after a three-and-a-half-year hiatus following his alleged involvement in the 'casino scandal' in 2019.

Sayeed fled aboard after the crackdown in Motijheel's Club Para in September of 2019 and had not attended any BHF executive committee meetings since. In February, 2022, on the back of a 27-month investigation, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a charge sheet against the former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) councillor for amassing about Tk 5.60 crore from undisclosed avenues of income.

Sayeed joined the meeting at the last moment. When asked about his sudden appearance, BHF president and Air Chief Marshall Shaikh Abdul Hannan said: "If there is no hindrance, he [Sayeed] will be included in the general process. If there is no restriction in principal, then I there are restrictions from my side. The vice presidents and other members will take the appropriate decision."

The BHF president added in a separate response: "He can assume responsibility as general secretary if there are no barriers."

However, one of BHF executive member, seeking anonymity, informed that the BFF executive committee had released Sayeed from his responsibilities before in line with the constitution due to his continued absence from meetings and had communicated that decision to the National Sports Council.

Another source, preferring to remain unnamed, said that Sayeed was going to manage a sponsor worth Tk 50 lakh for the youth hockey team's training camp ahead of Asian Youth Championship and that Sayeed was likely to represent the BHF in the upcoming Asian Hockey Federation congress.

The meeting also decided to continue the training of the youth team under the guidance of local coach Mamunur Rashid and Hedayetullah Razib.