Bangladesh Premier League franchises are supposed to pay 50% of a player’s total payment before the start of the tournament, 25% during the tournament and the remaining 25% after the tournament is over. Rajshahi, however, did not pay the local players their first installment even two weeks after the start of the tournament, which began on December 30.
“There is no doubt that they will receive payment on January 16,” Jayed said. “We regret that we were not able to make the payments on time. The fact cannot be denied. This should not have happened. The management has decided to pay 25% in cash. We will pay another 25% in checks.
“Our owner spoke on the phone with the president of the BCB. I met him in person. We had a cordial conversation. He wanted to understand the situation. We expressed our regret for the late payment. We promised him that we will make the payments tomorrow. “.
Jayed said some of the checks were dishonored because the bank could not clear the payment without confirming it with Shafique over the phone.
“You will remember that the day our owner’s wife fell to the ground, she was hit by a ball and suffered a fracture. She was taken to Bangkok for treatment. Our owner was with her. We had given her the check beforehand, so our El owner told me to inform the players that the checks would not be issued since he was not in the country.
“Otherwise, the bank won’t take me on the phone. We told all the cricketers, but one or two of them handed over the check. They forgot that the owner was in Bangkok.”
Rajshahi had made 25% payment to its foreign players and coaching staff. The team will take on Khulna Tigers in their seventh match in Chattogram on January 17.
