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Second tier in limbo

Sports Reporter
The Bangladesh Football Federation is seemingly struggling to roll out the second-tier competition of the Bangladesh League onto the field in time as no clubs have yet to confirm their participations until yesterday, with just one day left to meet the deadline.
Besides, the Bangladesh League Committee has yet to finalise the rules and regulations of the second-tier league of the professional football league and the arrangement of some Tk 70 to Tk 80 lakh to operate the league seems to be a major headache for the football’s governing body.
The second tier league was supposed to be introduced after the first two editions of the Bangladesh League but the BFF has yet to produce it even after the completion of
the fourth edition of the Bangladesh League. The second tier league is scheduled to get underway from November.
The clubs, who had earlier expressed their desire to play the second-tier league and had been selected for the competition were asked to re-confirm their participations after being placed under some terms and conditions at the directive of the executive committee of the BFF
The BFF executive committee has raised question about the criteria and process the league committee followed to select eight clubs and asked the league committee to make clear some crucial issues. Chief among them is where from the clubs would be promoted to the second-tier league and where the clubs would play after being relegated as these things were not cleared in the bylaws of the second tier league.
Besides, some clubs came forward to take part in the second tier league thinking that they would get financial assistant from the football governing body. This however has proved a futile exercise as the BFF has stated that they will not provide any financial assistance.
"We are confident to start the second tier league from November because we really want to see football on field as there is no competition before mid-December following the deferment of the fifth edition of Bangladesh League which is expected to start from mid-December,” said Abdus Salam Murshedy, chairman of the Bangladesh League Committee.
Murshedy admitted that they need a lot of money to conduct the second tier league and he believed that the BFF president and himself would be able to manage sponsors to run the inaugural second-tier league.
League Committee manager Abu Nayeem Shohag informed that they have communicated with the clubs who let them know that they would send their confirmation by Friday. The clubs however, are also in dark about the rules and regulations and this led to a delay in them sending out confirmation letters.
“We will sit in a meeting tomorrow (Friday) and let them know about our decision," Chittagong Mohammedan manager Abu Yousuf said. “One thing BFF will have to ensure to us is that Mohammedan will be eligible to play in the Bangladesh League if we emerge champions or runners-up in the second tier.’’
Yousuf said that the BFF has a tendency to promote a club to the professional football league from nowhere. For example, this year the BFF has permitted Bangladesh Jute Mills
Corporation (BJMC) to play the Bangladesh League though the football governing body is all set to start the second tier league.
Chittagong Abahani Limited president Alhaj Shamsul Haque Chowdhury echoing the sentiment of Yousuf said, “We are waiting for the rules and regulation of the second tier league and then we will respond but we are positive about taking part in the league."
"We are familiar with the rules and regulation as Beanibazar SC once played the Bangladesh League but one thing they told us that they would not provide the financial assistants but without their financial assistance it will be tough for clubs like us. Still we are positive about taking part in the league,” said Khasrul Haq, president of Beanibazar.