Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019-20 has been abandoned with no promotion or relegation while the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has also cancelled the Independence Cup 2020 for the ongoing season. There were 120 more games of BPL 2019-20 remained to play before the suspension of all sports events in the country. Remaining AFC Cup slotTwo slots up for Bangladesh to grab for the next AFC Cup 2021 with first slot for the direct qualification to final round was reserved for the champions of BPL 2019-20. “Now we have one team from Federation Cup winner but the BFF will try to get both two slots of AFC Cup. Almost all local players of 13 BPL clubs were signed for the 2019-20 season with a fixed amount and some advance money provided at the start of the season.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 17, 2020 14:03 UTC