Roy, Badal ask to defer BFF polls
Incumbent vice presidents of the Bangladesh Football Federation – Badal Roy and Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi – yesterday made requests to the game's local governing body to defer the upcoming BFF polls due to the coronavirus crisis.
The BFF polls are scheduled to be held on April 20.
"While polls are needed to bring change to the leadership, we don't think it is wise to hold the elections in such a situation following the coronavirus outbreak. I want to request the federation to defer the polls." Badal told reporters at the BFF house after talking to the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin over the phone.
Having submitted a written request to defer polls, Mohi said that holding the elections in such situation is a threat for the councilors who will be attending polls outside the capital.
Roy had earlier announced that he will contest he polls if there are no candidates to challenge Salahuddin, who was elected three consecutive times since 2008.
The BFF election commission's first meeting is set to take place on Saturday.
BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag said they are going forward with the polls unless FIFA or AFC ask them to defer the election.
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