Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha

Kawran Bazar PS
কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ

Full name	Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha
Nickname(s)	Kawran Bazar PS
Founded	1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Chairman	Md Morshed Alam
Head Coach	Md Rezaul Haque Jamal
League	Bangladesh Championship League
2020-21	4th

Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha (Bengali: কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ) is a football team from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is currently a team of Bangladesh Championship League (BCL).^[1] Kawran Bazar gained promotion from the Dhaka League in 2020.^[2]

History

Kawran Bazar Pragti Sangh, which was established around 1985, and carries out their club activities at the Kawran Bazar Panchstara Sahandya Artaddar Bahumukhi Cooperative association club house, under president Mosharraf Hossain.^[3] The club were crowned champions of the 2018–19 Dhaka Senior Division League, thus gaining promotion to the Bangladesh Championship League, which is the country's second-tier.^[4]

Match-fixing allegation

In March 2022, investigations revealed that the club involved in Match fixing, as evidence was found against coaches, managers and footballers of the team. The clubs authorities and staff were involved in online gambling event, and according to reports the players were given a reward of 50,000 TK if they played according to the bettor's instructions, during the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League season. The prices were fixed in separate categories from footballers to coaches-managers and others.^[3]

Mosharraf Hossain, the clubs president, responded to the accusations "I don't know anything about this. If something like that happens, action will be taken." Within a few days after the allegations, the club sacked coach Rezaul Haque Jamal.^[3] During the same league season, many other Championship League clubs were accused of Spot-fixing.^[5]

Bangladesh Football Federation announced that they would start their own investigation about the Match fixing allegations imposed on the Bangladesh Championship League clubs, as soon as the league season ended, In June 2022.^[6][7]

Current players

Kawran Bazar PS squad for 2021–22 season.^[8]

As of 20 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BAN Md Rabiul Islam 2 DF  BAN Bipul Kumar Sarkar 3 MF  BAN Akramur Zaman Liton 4 DF  BAN Rajib Mia 6 MF  BAN Md Ashraf Uddin Ripok 7 MF  BAN Arif Hawlader 8 FW  BAN Raja Ansari 9 FW  BAN Miaraj Hossain 10 FW  BAN Arman Hossain 11 MF  BAN Md Hasan 12 FW  BAN Md Zahirul Islam 13 FW  BAN Roni Mia 14 DF  BAN Md Tariqul Islam 15 FW  BAN Md Amir Ali

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  BAN Md Kiron Mahmud 18 DF  BAN Hasibul Islam 19 FW  BAN Md Sarjan Mia 20 MF  BAN Md Mehidi Hasan 21 MF  BAN Redwan Hasan Linkon 22 GK  BAN Razib Al Aunzum 23 DF  BAN Sakim Mia 24 MF  BAN Fardin Khan 26 DF  BAN Mohmmad Dipu Rayhan 28 DF  BAN Md Maminul Islam 29 FW  BAN Md Saiful Islam 30 GK  BAN Rajib Islam 31 MF  BAN Md Piel Mahmud 35 DF  BAN Md Shaikh Sajol

Head coach

As of 30 April 2022

Head Coach	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W
Faraz Hossain	1 January 2021	30 August 2021	22	12	5	5	32	17	054.55
Md Rezaul Haque Jamal	5 January 2022	Present	14	2	4	8	7	26	014.29

Honours

League

• Dhaka Senior Division Football League
  • Winners (1): 2018–19

References

1. "BCL begin from March 28". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
2. বিসিএল পয়েন্ট টেবিলে দ্বিতীয় স্থানে কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ. Torun Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
3. দেশের ফুটবলে পাতানো ম্যাচ, জড়িত কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ. Jamuna Television (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
4. সিনিয়র ডিভিশন ফুটবল লীগ: কাওরান বাজার প্রগতি সংঘ চ্যাম্পিয়ন. Torun Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
5. Rahman, Anisur (16 April 2022). "'This is something beyond our control'". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
6. "গড়াপেটা রুখতে সক্রিয় বাফুফে". Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
7. বিসিএলে ম্যাচ ফিক্সিং: কঠিন পদক্ষেপ নেওয়ার হুঁশিয়ারি বাফুফের | খেলা. Somoy News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
8. "Kawran Bazar PS - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.