The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to resume on Friday after a successful late-night negotiation between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the players, ending the boycott that stalled the tournament on Thursday.
The breakthrough was announced by BPL Governing Council Member Secretary Iftekhar Rahman and CWAB President Mohammad Mithun following a meeting at the BCB office in Gulshan.
Cricketers joined the discussions with board officials and franchise representatives around 10:30 PM to finalize the agreement.
To accommodate the lost day, the tournament schedule has been revised. Thursday’s abandoned matches—Noakhali Express vs. Chattogram Royals and Rajshahi Warriors vs.
Sylhet Titans—will now be played on Friday at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM respectively. Consequently, Friday’s originally scheduled games have been shifted to Saturday, while Saturday’s fixtures move to January 18.
The Eliminator and Qualifier-1 have also been pushed back to January 20, though the date for the final remains unchanged.
The standoff was triggered by offensive remarks from BCB Director M Nazmul Islam regarding player funding.
While the players initially demanded his resignation and a public apology, the resumption follows the board’s decision to strip him of his Finance Committee chairmanship.
