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Bashundhara Group Second Division Football League draw held

  • Sports Correspondent
  • 5 August, 2022 12:00 AM
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Bashundhara Group Second Division Football League draw held
Bangladesh Football Federation’s first vice-president and Dhaka Metropolitan Football League Committee chairman Imrul Hassan (centre) is seen during the draw ceremony of the Bashundhara Group Second Division Football League at the Bashundhara Sports Complex in the capital on Thursday. — REAZ AHMED SUMON

The draw of the upcoming Bashundhara Group Second Division Football League was held at the Bashundhara Sports Complex in the capital on Thursday.

Bangladesh Football Federation’s first vice-president and Dhaka Metropolitan Football League Committee chairman Imrul Hassan, BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, BFF EC member Elias Hossain Mohidur Rahman Miraj and other DMFLC members were also present there.

A total of 18 teams, split into two groups, will take part in the upcoming league.

The champions and runners-up of the last Dhaka Third Division Football League – Alamgir Somaj Kollyan and Kingster SC were put in Group B.

Apart from them, Saif SC Ltd youth team were also put in Group B, but Saif Sporting Club on Wednesday withdrew their operations from all football activities.

“The federation hasn’t taken any decision on Saif SC yet. So, we put their junior team’s name on the list. We will talk with them, if they really don’t want to participate, we will remove their name from the list,” Shohag told The Daily Sun after the day’s meeting on Thursday.

Group A – Bikrampur Kings, Jabid Ahsan Sohel KC, Gouripur SC, Khilgaon FA, Arambagh FA, Little Friends Club, Siddique Bazar Dhaka Junior SC, BG Press SRC and BKSP.

Group B – Kadamtola Sangsad, Alamgir Somaj Kollyan, City Club, Tongi KC, Purbachal Parishad,  Kallol Sangha, Kingster SC, Saif SC Ltd youth team and Jatrabari Sangsad.