BPL by-laws violated?
Rahmatganj MFS coach Kamal Ahmed Babu was expelled from the dug-out during his side's Bangladesh Premier League match against Mohammedan yesterday as widespread allegations over violation of league by-laws reigned over the one-sided affair.
The Rahmatganj outfit, which eventually lost the match 0-5, saw their coach being expelled on the half-hour mark for arguing with referee Jalaluddin against some confusing decisions regarding the playing conditions of the match. The rescheduled match, which was played for only seven minutes on Friday before being postponed due to inclement weather, started with a drop-kick from the eighth minute on the clock as per the by-laws of the league regarding matches which are postponed after kick-off.
But midway through the first half the referee and match commissioner Rafiqul Ahmed decided to run the match for full 90 minutes, which caused confusion and protestation from the Rahmatganj coach, earning him an expulsion.
Later, both the referee and match commissioner admitted that the by-laws have been violated.
The Rahmatganj coach was also planning to protest against the referee's decision.
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