Dhaka Abahani Ltd and Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club on Saturday declared joints champions in the Premier Division Hockey League.
The decision was taken at a marathon executive committee meeting of Bangladesh Hockey Federation held at the Federation office on Saturday with federation vice- president Abdur Rashid Sikder in the chair.
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On completion of the scheduled league matches, both the Abahani and Mariners have secured 37 points each and as per league bye-laws the two teams have to play in a title-deciding play-off match.
But, the Hockey Federation failed to arrange the play-off match despite repeated initiatives and finally declared two teams as joint champions.
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The meeting also took some drastic disciplinary action against 31 top players, coaches, and former and current club officials in different terms including a lifetime ban.