Excellent-looking 24 hours after Kazi Salahuddin equipped he would no longer straggle for the president plight in the upcoming Bangladesh Soccer Federation (BFF) elections, businessman Tarafdar Ruhul Amin stepped into the scene. This afternoon, at a press convention held at a five-neatly-known particular person hotel in Dhaka, Tarafdar formally equipped his candidacy for the BFF presidency.
One day of the closing election, he did no longer file his candidacy, though he has by no methodology publicly defined why. There are rumours that he faced a mode of pressures, which avoided him from running. For a prolonged time, he remained mute on whether he would straggle in the upcoming election, however nowadays, he formally confirmed his candidacy.
Within the support of the stage at the clicking convention used to be a banner reading, “Announcing Candidacy for Bangladesh Soccer Federation Election 2024, Presidential Candidate In conserving with Consensus.” Tarafdar used to be on stage, accompanied by dilapidated footballer Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir, divisional chief Abdullah Fuad, dilapidated footballer Shafiqul Islam Manik, and several other others.
The announcement used to be first made by Ali Imam Tapan, a BNP chief from Tangail and the dilapidated total secretary of the Athletics Federation. He said, “On behalf of the total districts and divisions of Bangladesh, we are announcing the candidacy of Tarafdar Ruhul Amin for the BFF presidency.” Quickly after, Tarafdar Ruhul Amin took the microphone and said, “I gladly salvage this announcement.”
Claiming that “the fervour for football in the nation has disappeared since 2008” and that “football has hit all-time low,” Tarafdar added, “Or no longer it’s change into so outrageous that or no longer it’s involving to turn things around. There just isn’t any football construction; we private now diminished football to a desk sport.”
Criticising these who private straggle BFF, he claimed they’d uncared for their tasks and disrespected the fervour of the of us. He also neatly-known, “Since 2015-16, we private now done a lot for football. Under the banner of Saif Powertech, we organised district leagues and equipped many gamers, even below refined conditions. But the football federation by no methodology critical us fascinated with football. The methodology football has been progressing is homely. Now we private made a mockery of football. Now we private played with the sentiments of Bengalis, and or no longer it has been disgraceful.”
Relating to his outdated efforts, Tarafdar said, “When I attempted to run ahead with a panel in 2020, they conspired in opposition to me. My commerce used to be harmed, and I could not bear in the nation. Saif Powertech suffered, and Saif Sporting Membership had to shut down.”
Though Tarafdar’s panel has no longer yet been finalised, he has promised to focal point on the pattern of football nationwide if elected. He has also pledged to steal football past air-conditioned rooms and unfold all of it the arrangement by the nation. He said that if he wins, he’ll introduce franchise football, including, “There just isn’t any have faith in BFF. Sponsors method no longer come. Funds are misused. The SNC-FIFA money wasn’t inclined neatly. The FIFA suspended the BFF total secretary due to financial irregularities, and fined the senior vice president. Or no longer it’s impolite.”
Amongst the viewers private been BNP’s Sports Secretary and dilapidated nationwide team captain Aminul Haque, BNP chief Khairul Kabir Khokon, dilapidated nationwide team striker Enamul Haque, and a few gamers nearing the halt of their careers, similar to Mamunul Islam.
