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Vol. 5 Num 1063 Tue. May 29, 2007  
   
Sports


Aslam, Kaiser made NSC ambassadors


The National Sports Council (NSC) yesterday wrested responsibilities on former national footballers Sheikh Mohammed Aslam and Kaiser Hamid to find a united and workable committee for the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).

Kaiser and Aslam are NSC nominated councillors for the BFF, which had to cancel its next month's scheduled election due to a FIFA restriction.

There has been lot of talks and confusions about the polls at the governing body of football in the country as different quarters reportedly waged war against each other in a bid to take control.

The present committee's tenure expired in April but it not only sat tight but also reportedly began negotiations to return to power.

There have also been allegations of manipulation in selection of councillors and tampering in the constitution.

The FIFA barred the election as it wanted clarification on some points of the constitution. The BFF high-ups are expected to present their reply to the world football bosses in Zurich by this month.

NSC secretary Aminul Islam Khan yesterday informed that he received instructions from Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury to give Kaiser and Aslam the duty to unite the real organisers to find a solution for the problem.

"The sports adviser told me to talk with Aslam and Kaiser and try to convince them to go for a last ditch attempt to solve the crisis around football. I talked with them today and they agreed to bring people together, who will work for the better of the game," told Aminul yesterday.