The BCB committee responsible for hosting Dhaka-based leagues, the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis, announced on Tuesday that the Dhaka First Division Cricket League 2025-26 has been postponed for two days due to the absence of eight clubs, which resulted in walkovers in their respective matches.
On Tuesday, a representative of the Bangladesh Cricket Board dismissed the idea of a rebel cricket league in the nation. After 44 clubs opted not to participate in any league run by the board led by Aminul Islam because they claimed the existing elected board was unlawful, the prospect of a rebel league was considered.
The original schedule called for the second phase to take place on December 17 and 18, but since the CCDM is due to meet with the 12 clubs today, the game has been moved to December 19. The official fixture for the two rounds was properly created and distributed on December 11, 2025, with 20 clubs initially competing.
Partex Sporting Club, Gazi Tyres Cricket Academy, Amber Sporting Club, Kalabagan Krira Chakra, Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity, Surjotorun Club, Kakrail Boys Club, and Orient Sporting Club were among the eight clubs that did not play in the league’s first phase, which led to their respective matches being a walkover.
“Considering the changed circumstances, the DFDCL Technical Committee has decided that the matches scheduled for the next round on 17 and 18 December 2025 will be postponed,” the BCB said in a statement.
Nevertheless, neither the BCB nor the ICC will accept it. Thus, the league is not lawful,” he continued.
The relevant walkover clause in the DFDCL Rules & Regulations & Match Playing Conditions 2025–2026 makes it very clear that any team that does not show up for scheduled matches and receives walkovers will be considered non-participating. These teams will be relegated, with the relegation taking effect the following season, and will play in the Dhaka 2nd Division Cricket League. As a result of the aforementioned teams being relegated under this rule, there will be no relegation league in the current Dhaka First Division Cricket League 2025–2026.
Eight of the 44 clubs that are protesting are not prepared to participate in any tournament sponsored by the BCB. In the recent past, the clubs’ officials have stated that they are prepared to play in a league that is organised independently. Vice-president of the BCB Faruque Ahmed emphasised the value of established regulatory bodies in the sport while dismissing the viability of an autonomous league that is not under the board’s control.
On Tuesday, Faruque told reporters, “There is actually no need for the cricket board if they (protesting clubs) organise it (separate league) by themselves.” “The Bangladesh Cricket Board and the ICC would both be unnecessary at that point, you know. Why would the International Cricket Council be required? There would be no requirement for any kind of regulating body if India were to choose whether to play Pakistan or everyone else,” he stated.
“There is a committee or governing body for every sport. He continued, “The Bangladesh Cricket Board is the organisation that oversees cricket in Bangladesh.
Adnan Rahman Dipon, the chairman of the CCDM, expressed similar opinions and questioned the validity of any league that existed outside of the BCB structure. “I think many people are living in a fool’s paradise who are thinking of organising rebel cricket league,” Adnan continued. “Yes, it is possible to play cricket on Sundays or Fridays only. However, an official cricket league is organised by whom? By the Board, CCDM handles it. Who will the ICC approve, the Board’s league or the clubs’ own, if the clubs wish to start their own league? “I’ll leave that question alone,” he declared.
“Under the board, they are all registered players. Now, it’s their own business if they wish to form a renegade league.
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