BPL Players In Woes, Durbar Rajshahi Cricketers Denied Payment
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all over the news for several payment-related issues. Durbar Rajshahi’s several players are stuck in Dhaka as the authorities refuse to answer their calls and they don’t have a ticket to home. Read this article to know all about the issue.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all over the news for several payment-related issues. Durbar Rajshahi is a franchise that competes in the game which was eliminated from the league on Saturday.
Several domestic players had checked out from the hotel after getting their payments but several foreign players are still waiting for their payments and tickets. Some players have not received 25% of their payments while others have not received anything at all.
They were also denied their daily allowance for the last 11 days and have been stuck in Dhaka. The payments should have been cleared 75% by 7 February, and the rest should have been cleared by March but that is not the case. The issue has been ongoing since last month when both domestic and foreign players cancelled their practice sessions in protest on 15 January.
Players Caught in BPL Payment Dispute
However the local players have left the hotel, and foreigners are still clueless about the payments as the authorities refuse to pick up their calls. They also could not access their kit bags because a bus driver withheld them until he received his long overdue payment.
The affected players include Momhammad Haris (Pakistan), Miguel Cummins and Mark Deyal (West Indies), Aftab Alam (Afghanistan) and Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe).

Shafiqur Rahman, the owner of Rajshahi vowed to clear the payments by 10 February though he had earlier claimed that it would be done by 2 February.
Ministry Steps In: Takes Charge to Resolve BPL Issue
The Bangladeshi government had taken him in for interrogation and allegedly warned him of the consequences if the dues were not cleared as soon as possible. They also formed a fact-finding committee to look into the matter.
The ministry issued a press statement on the issue, “He [Rahman] accepted his fault and promised to clear all dues of the team in three instalments of 25 per cent each on February 3, 7 and 10,” the release said. “He also assured that alongside the players, everyone involved with the team would also receive their payments in each instalment. Otherwise, whatever necessary legal actions will be taken against him.”
Zimbabwe’s Burl was the first one to get a ticket home and left on Monday, while the others are set to leave in the next two days.
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