The meeting was presided over by Abdus Salam Murshedy, MP, senior vice president of the BFF and also the chairman of the professional league committee. A minute’s silence was observed before the meeting in remembrance of the passing away of football legend Diego Maradona and former Bangladesh footballer Badal Roy. Qatar beat Bangladesh 5-0 in their 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup joint qualifier at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha Friday. Posted by Sports Tribune on Friday, 4 December 2020It was also confirmed in the meeting that Bashundhara Kings and Abahani Limited would represent Bangladesh in the AFC Cup 2021 by virtue of their league position in the last completed season. After some uncertainty in the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra camp ahead of the new season, Murshedy assured that all sorts of assistance will be afforded to the club by BFF so that they take part in the league.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 05, 2020 14:26 UTC