Bashundhara Kings' Saad, Roxy suspended

The Bangladesh Football Federation's (BFF) disciplinary committee has fined both Bashundhara Kings and Abahani Tk 100,000 each for unruly behavior by their fans during a recent Bangladesh Premier League match.

The committee also decided to issue a show-cause notice to Bashundhara Kings, asking why their next home matches should not be held behind closed doors at the Bashundhara Kings Arena due to the misconduct of their supporters.

Additionally, Kings' assistant coach Mahbub Hossain Roxy and defender Saad Uddin have been barred from all BFF-sanctioned tournaments pending further decisions. Roxy was found guilty of making an indecent gesture, while Saad Uddin engaged in unsporting behavior and pushed the match commissioner after being sent off following the match against Abahani.

According to the BFF, show-cause notices was to be served to Bashundhara Kings, Roxy, and Saad within two days of the committee's decision, which had come on Wednesday. However, no specific timeline has been given for final verdicts. Committee chairman Mejbahuddin Ahmed said a second meeting will be held shortly to finalise pending actions.

In other disciplinary decisions, Bashundhara Kings' support staff Tamim Shikari received a six-month stadium ban for verbally attacking Abahani officials after the match. Meanwhile, Mohammedan fan Awlad Hossain was banned for a year after chasing a Brazilian player from Bangladesh Police FC in Cumilla.

The BFF has fined Mohammedan a total of Tk 2.75 lakh for three separate incidents involving fans and officials, while Bashundhara Kings were fined Tk 2.25 lakh for three incidents. Abahani were fined Tk 1 lakh for a single event.

Although Mohammedan were fined Tk 100,000 for a smoke flare incident during a league match against Bashundhara Kings, no decision was made regarding a similar incident caused by the Kings fans during the Challenge Cup final in November last year.