The regular earnings of Samiul were reduced since he lost his temporary job at Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation at the end of last year. Some source of income earned from playing football was also cut off when all sports activities were suspended indefinitely last month. Tamim responded quickly upon coming across this on one of the daily newspapers. He also asked me to inform him if I face any further problems.”Samiul earned Tk1,850 a week while he was a temporary employee of Khulna’s Crescent Jute Mills, under BJMC. He lost his job last December along with hundreds of other athletes of BJMC.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 15, 2020 15:00 UTC