<p>The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced a 10-month ban on Bangladesh pace bowler Shohidul Islam from all cricketing activities after he failed a dope test conducted in March.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old pacer, who has appeared in one Twenty20 international against Pakistan in November and was part of the Test and T20 squads for Bangladesh's ongoing West Indies tour, provided a urine sample as part of the ICC's out-of-competition testing programme in Dhaka on March 4.</p>.<p>A subsequent test found the sample contained clomifene, a prohibited substance both in-competition and out-of-competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the ICC said in a statement.</p>.<p>Shohidul admitted the violation and accepted a 10-month suspension, which takes effect from May 28, the date of his acceptance of a voluntary provisional suspension.</p>.<p>He will remain suspended until March 28, 2023.</p>.<p>The ICC said it accepted Shohidul had demonstrated no significant fault or negligence as the prohibited substance was found in a medicine he had been legitimately prescribed for therapeutic reasons.</p>.<p>"Shohidul was able to satisfy the ICC that he had no intention to enhance his sporting performance by using prohibited substances," the sport's governing body said.</p>.<p>The pacer accepted that he had failed to satisfy the high levels of personal responsibility incumbent upon him as an international cricketer under the anti-doping rules, the ICC added.</p>.<p>Shohidul is the second Bangladeshi cricketer to face a doping ban in recent years.</p>.<p>In 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board slapped a two-year ban on promising pacer Kazi Anik Islam, the country's leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, after he tested positive for methamphetamine during a local first-class match.</p>
<p>The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced a 10-month ban on Bangladesh pace bowler Shohidul Islam from all cricketing activities after he failed a dope test conducted in March.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old pacer, who has appeared in one Twenty20 international against Pakistan in November and was part of the Test and T20 squads for Bangladesh's ongoing West Indies tour, provided a urine sample as part of the ICC's out-of-competition testing programme in Dhaka on March 4.</p>.<p>A subsequent test found the sample contained clomifene, a prohibited substance both in-competition and out-of-competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the ICC said in a statement.</p>.<p>Shohidul admitted the violation and accepted a 10-month suspension, which takes effect from May 28, the date of his acceptance of a voluntary provisional suspension.</p>.<p>He will remain suspended until March 28, 2023.</p>.<p>The ICC said it accepted Shohidul had demonstrated no significant fault or negligence as the prohibited substance was found in a medicine he had been legitimately prescribed for therapeutic reasons.</p>.<p>"Shohidul was able to satisfy the ICC that he had no intention to enhance his sporting performance by using prohibited substances," the sport's governing body said.</p>.<p>The pacer accepted that he had failed to satisfy the high levels of personal responsibility incumbent upon him as an international cricketer under the anti-doping rules, the ICC added.</p>.<p>Shohidul is the second Bangladeshi cricketer to face a doping ban in recent years.</p>.<p>In 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board slapped a two-year ban on promising pacer Kazi Anik Islam, the country's leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, after he tested positive for methamphetamine during a local first-class match.</p>