Akram resigned earlier this week citing interference in the wake of a selection row involving his nephew Tamim Iqbal. -Photo by AFP

Akram resigned earlier this week citing interference in the wake of a selection row involving his nephew Tamim Iqbal for the Asia Cup.

Bangladesh board president Mustafa Kamal omitted opener Tamim Iqbal reducing the 15-man squad to 14.

Tamim, who had been suffering from a groin injury, was later recalled to the side after he passed a fitness test.

“I was invited by the Prime Minster at her office on Thursday to discuss the issue,” Akram told a news conference. “She assured me I can work freely and no one will interfere from now on. Later through a board director she asked me to withdraw my resignation letter.

“She is our guardian, so after her words there is nothing much to say. I hope I will be able to work independently,” he said.

Akram, a former captain, helped Bangladesh qualify for their first World Cup in 1999 following victory in the lower-tier ICC trophy in 1997.—Reuters