{"id":50784,"date":"2026-01-16T07:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/?p=50784"},"modified":"2026-01-16T07:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:16:52","slug":"bpl-resumes-after-midnight-talks-end-player-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/2026\/01\/16\/bpl-resumes-after-midnight-talks-end-player-boycott","title":{"rendered":"BPL Resumes after Midnight Talks End Player Boycott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to resume on Friday after late-night negotiations between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and players successfully ended the boycott that brought the tournament to a halt on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The breakthrough was announced by BPL Governing Council Member Secretary Iftekhar Rahman and Cricketers\u2019 Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) President Mohammad Mithun following a meeting at the BCB office in Gulshan. Players joined board officials and franchise representatives around 10:30 pm to finalize the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>To make up for the lost day, the BPL schedule has been revised. Thursday\u2019s abandoned matches\u2014Noakhali Express vs Chattogram Royals and Rajshahi Warriors vs Sylhet Titans\u2014will now be played on Friday at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm respectively. Friday\u2019s originally scheduled fixtures have been moved to Saturday, while Saturday\u2019s matches have been pushed to January 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Eliminator and Qualifier-1 have also been rescheduled for January 20, although the date of the final remains unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>The standoff was triggered by offensive remarks made by BCB Director M Nazmul Islam regarding player funding. 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