While time of the final day of transfer window was running out to make new signings, a large number of top level footballers fell into immense trouble, having no clubs for upcoming season and their career in jeopardy.
The club have also not undertaken a massive overhaul of their squad as some of the teams released their last season’s players, who were paid handsome salary.
The awkward situation generated after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 when the date of the transfer window ended on 22nd August after the FIFA extended three days.
Meanwhile, Bashundhara Kings released former national booter Matin Meah, Abahani did not renew their contact with national skipper Jamal Bhuiyan and they could join any team. Besides them at least 70 players, some current national booters and some are former national colour did not get any team, as all 10 teams have already completed their full transcript.
The problem turned worsen when two top team of the league, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Sheikh Russel withdrew their names from the league following miscreants vandelised the clubs after August 5.
Meanwhile, even in the last season, some of the footballers signed with average for taka 60-70 lakh and the inter-club players’ transfer were like an occasion - there was always a huge excitement among the players, related clubs and the fans.
Bashundhara Group, who are the big sponsoring organization, withdrew their sponsorship from the Sk Jamal and Sheikh Russel KC, both the clubs named after two sons of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
As a result, this time the scenario became fully different when the players transfer of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football was ended without any excitement. Maximum players had to sign for taka five to seven lakhs, even many of them have to contract for a monthly salary of taka 50 thousand to one lakh.
Bashundhara Group, the sponsoring organization, has moved away from the sports club founded in the name of two sons of Bangabandhu, Sheikh Jamal and Sheikh Russell.
