Muktijoddha Sangsad upset Dhaka Mohammedan 2-1 in the 20th round match of the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj Thursday. Burundian forward Sudi Abdullah scored both goals for Muktijoddha in the 26th and 69th minutes. Nigerian midfielder Ugochukwu Obi Moneka pulled one back for the Black and Whites in the 89th. With the day's victory, Muktijoddha moved to the 10th spot in the league table after securing 15 points from 20 matches. Dhaka Mohammedan remained in the fifth spot with 29 points from 20 matches. In the day's other match, former champions Sheikh Russel outplayed Bangladesh Police 4-1 at the Bashundhara Sports Complex in Dhaka. Nigerian forward Ismahil Akinade scored twice for Sheikh Russel in the 45th and 56th minutes, Ghanaian striker Richard Gadze and Ivory Coast player Didier Brossou scored one each in the 49th and 70th minutes. Amiruddin Sharifi scored a consolation goal for Police in the 51st minute. Despite the day's win, Sheikh Russel remained in the 8th spot after securing 25 points from 20 matches and Police in sixth place with 29 points from 20 matches. In the day's other match, Rahmatganj crushed bottom-placed Swadhinata 5-1 at the Muktijoddha Smriti Stadium in Rajshahi. Sunday Chizoba scored a hattrick Rahmatganj. Ghanaian forward Philip Adijat and local midfielder Sanwar Hossain scored one each in the 28th and 86th minutes. Read: BPL Football: Uttar Baridhara force Ctg Abahani to play 2-2 draw Serbian Ivan Maric netted the lone goal for Swadhinata in the 56th minute. Despite the day's victory, Rahmatganj remained rooted at the ninth spot with 18 points from 20 matches. Bottom-placed Swadhinata earned nine points from 20 encounters.   After the day's 20th round matches, Swadhinata (9 points), Uttara Baridhara (14 points) and Muktijoddha (15 points) and Rahmatganj MFS (18 points) are left looking over their shoulders at the relegation trap door.   Earlier, Bashundhara Kings stormed past Saif Sporting 2-0 to lift their third Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football title in a row winning a fierce encounter at Bir Shrestha Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj Monday. Before Monday's match, the Kings earned 49 points in 19 matches. They needed just one win in their remaining three matches against Saif Monday, Dhaka Abahani on July 24 and Sheikh Jamal on July 30 to lift the title for the third time in a row after Dhaka Abahani. The Sky Blue Brigade clinched the BPL title for a record six times, including three times in a row. The Kings were crowned champions after securing 51 points from 20 matches with 16 wins, three draws and one loss. Independence Cup and Federation Cup champions Dhaka Abahani secured 44 points from 20 matches. 

Six-time champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd miserably dropped points in their 2nd match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, as they drew 1-1 with newcomers Police FC at the Shaheed  Ahsanullah Master Stadium in Tongi on Tuesday. In fact, it could have been worse for the traditional giants as Brazilian midfielder Denilson Rodrigues Roldão put Police FC ahead in the 77th minute, stunning this season's  Independent Cup and Federation Cup champions.  But they were saved the blushes by their own Brazilian striker Dorielton Gomes, who also scored the match-winner against Muktijoddha in the previous match. Today he rescued Dhaka Abahani from an awful situation by scoring the equaliser in stoppage time (90+3 minute). READ: AFCON Championship 2021: Senegal defeat Egypt to win Africa Cup of Nations In the day' s other match, former champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club maintained their 100% record after two matches, which was enough to put them top of the league on their own, having secured a full six points from two matches as they outplayed Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 3-0 at the Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. Gambian striker Solomon King scored the first for Sheikh Jamal DC in the 20th minute, before Nigerian attacking midfielder Matthew Chinedu added two more goals in the 37th and 55th minutes.

Dhaka Mohammedan SC beat Muktijoddha SKC by 2-0 goals at their home venue Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football.

Sifat Ali took up arms and fought gallantly in the Liberation War in 1971, but his battle is far from over as he continues to fight for recognition as a freedom fighter.   The 65-year-old from Sunamganj’s Tahirpur upazila took part in the Liberation War from Sector Five and received a certificate from General Osmani shortly after independence.   His world turned upside down when his name was dropped from the list of freedom fighters and his allowance was stopped.   Sifat, who has difficulty in walking, has since been going from one government office to another hoping to regain his lost freedom fighter status and dignity.   “I fought for the country responding to the call of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. My brothers in arms have been recognised as freedom fighters but I’ve been left out. It’s really upsetting,” he told UNB.   He said he had gone to Dhaka with former Tahirpur upazila Muktijoddha Commander Mojahid Uddin and applied for inclusion in gazette in 2014. But there has been no progress.   “I got recognition after independence. But I was stripped off my status and allowance when my name was dropped from the list recently,” he said.   His son Emran Hossain said his father’s last wish is to die as a recognised freedom fighter.   Tahirpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Bijen Bannerjee said he was willing to recommend Sifat Ali after scrutinising his papers. “The ministry will make the final call,” he added.   Muktijoddha Commander Mojahid said that there was no doubt that Sifat Ali is a freedom fighter.   “Everyone knows that he fought in the Liberation War. I hope that he gets his due honour and recognition as a freedom fighter during his lifetime,” he said.