Premier league at one venue

The ongoing Bangladesh Premier League will be held at only a single venue – the Bangabandhu National Stadium – the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officials informed yesterday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Professional Football League Committee (PFLC).

The league was billed to be held in a number of venues initially as per the terms set by the sponsors, but before BFF said it would only be held in Dhaka and Chittagong. However, PFLC chairman Abdus Salam Murshedy claimed that they cannot hold the league outside Dhaka, which means the top-tier professional league will be held in one single venue.

“We have decided to hold the rest of the matches of the league in Dhaka as the Chittagong authority [Chittagong District Sports Association] refused to provide the venue [MA Aziz Stadium] for the league,” Murshedy said.

The meeting also decided to resume the league on October 2. The league was suspended after the end of the eighth round on September 14 ahead of the under-18 team's participation in ongoing the SAFF U-18 Championship.

The PFLC has decided to finish the remaining three rounds of the first phase of the league by October 14 before embarking on the mid-season transfer window the following day.

Even though there was no specific deadline given for the conclusion of the league, officials said they would try to complete it by December.