Dhaka Premier League match officials being attacked by local workers

The Dhaka Premier League has recently made headlines due to events that occurred outside of the cricket field. During a protest between some garment workers and the police, a few match officials travelling to the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan were attacked.

Umpires Shaifuddin, Abdullah Al Motin, Tanvir Ahmed, Imran Parvez, Sohrab Hossain, and Baraktullah Turkey were among the eight officials caught up. Adil Ahmed and Debabrata Paul are the match referees.

The car which they were going in was also damaged. According to eyewitness accounts, the cars were held up for 15 to 20 minutes before the authorities escaped. After a slight delay of half an hour, these umpires and match referees arrived at the stadium for the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match.

According to Kazi Inam Ahmed, head of the Dhaka Metropolis cricket committee, the match authorities exhibited courage, and the play started at 09:30 a.m. He finished by noting that, although four police officers escorted the officials, the officers were up against many workers.

The Prime Back Cricket Club is now leading the Dhaka Premier League points table after winning six of their seven matches in cricket. The Partex Sporting Club is in the bottom position in the table after losing all seven of their matches in the tournament.

While Mahmudul Hasan Joy leads the event in run-scoring with 262 runs, Tanvir Islam leads the competition in wicket-taking with 14 wickets.