Kader, Lokman show-caused
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has issued show-cause notices to veteran organisers Manzur Kader and Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan for their derogatory comments against local football's governing body as well the former's meeting with the national team players at his office some 24 hours before Bangladesh's recent World Cup qualifying home fixture against Australia. BFF's Professional Football League Committee (PFLC), headed by Abdus Salam Murshedy, took the decision after an emergency meeting at the BFF House yesterday.
“Sheikh Jamal president Manzur Kader and Mohammedan's director-in-charge Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan have been making derogatory remarks and baseless allegations against the BFF in recent times. Furthermore, taking away national team players to Sheikh Jamal club's meeting a day before the FIFA fixture between Bangladesh and Australia was a clear violation of the FIFA regulations,” said Murshedy after the emergency meeting, adding: “Under these circumstances, the PFLC has decided to issue show-cause notices to Manzur Kader and Lokman Hossain asking to explain why any action will not be taken against them.”
Murshedy further added that the BFF Disciplinary committee will analyse their replies, which they must send within 24 hours of receiving the notices, and thereby take appropriate measures. The show-cause notices were expected to be served by last night.
Earlier, some 20 to 25 people, led by officials of two Dhaka clubs, staged a protest against Kader and Lokman inside the BFF House, asking for punishment against the two. Saleh Jaman Selim, an official of Sheikh Russel KC and secretary of the Dhaka Metropolis Football League Committee, was at the forefront of the protest. “The incident of taking away national team players before the match amounts to treason. This is part of a conspiracy against football. Those responsible for the incident should be handed exemplary punished,” said Selim.
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