| Full name | Kawran Bazar Pragati Sangha |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Kawran Bazar PS |
| Founded | 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). Kawran Bazar gained promotion from the Dhaka League in 2020.
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 clubhouse, under president Mosharraf Hossain. 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.
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 club's authorities and staff were involved in an 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.
Mosharraf Hossain, the club's president, responded to the accusations, "I do not know anything about this. If something like this happened, action will definitely be taken". Within a few days after the allegations, the club sacked coach Rezaul Haque Jamal. During the same league season, many other Championship League clubs were accused of Spot-fixing.
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.
Current players
Kawran Bazar PS squad for 2021–22 season.
- As of 20 January 2022
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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 | 54.55 |
| Md Rezaul Haque Jamal | 5 January 2022 | present | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 14.29 |
Honours
League
- Dhaka Senior Division Football League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ গড়াপেটা রুখতে সক্রিয় বাফুফে. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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- ^ "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.