My friend Manzur Ahmed: An epitome of a gentleman
Shameem Hassan
As we mourn the passing of BCB CEO Manzur Ahmed, BanglaCricket member Shameem Hassan pens a heartfelt tribute to his friend and team-mate.
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Shameem Hassan is, by his own admission, an 'alter kocker' (Yiddish for 'old fart'); He is old enough to have played cricket in the Mymensingh League in 1970. He has played for BUET and have also played the Dhaka league, mostly in the 2nd division with occasional years in the 1st division. He had been out of touch with cricket for 20 years having left Bangladesh in 1983 but rediscovered his passion for cricket several world cups ago. He once again became a cricket fanatic and renewed his cricket vows in St. Lucia in 2004. He goes by the nick "Rumee" in the BanglaCricket forums.