BPL 2025: After Durbar Rajshahi players stranded in hotel, owner promises to “clear dues by Feb 10”

The current BPL 2025 has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, where first there were allegations of match-fixing at spot-fixing, and now there is controversy over the non-payment of dues to the players by franchise Durbar Rajshahi. Not just that — four players — Mohammad Haris (Pakistan), Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe), Miguel Cummins (West Indies), Mark Deyal (West Indies), and Aftab Alam (Afghanistan), are stranded in the team hotel, since the dues are not cleared.

The situation took another dramatic turn when the team bus driver Mohammed Babul refused to give the kit bags of players, alleging he hadn’t been paid. “It’s a matter of shame and regret. If they had paid us, we would have given back the kit bags to the players,” Babul was quoted as saying.

Now, owner of the Durbar Rajshahi, Md Shafiq Rahman has promised to clear all the outstanding amounts of all the parties concerned by Feb 10, as per various reports.

A statement stated that Rahman had assured the Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud of clearing 50 per cent dues by Feb 2.. but was detained, amid rumours of him fleeing the country. “Shafiq admitted his fault and promised to clear all dues in three instalments of 25 per cent each on 3, 7, and 10 February,” the media release stated.

“He also assured that payments would be made not only to the players but to everyone involved with the team in each instalment. Failure to comply will result in necessary legal actions being taken against him.”