Bangladesh football has changed the script again. The Federation Cup clash between Bashundhara Kings and Mohammedan SC will no longer headline Victory Day in Dhaka. Instead, it will roll into Comilla a week later.
The Bangladesh Football Federation confirmed the fixture will now take place on December 23 at Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium, with a 2.30pm kick-off. The shift ends days of noise, letters, and quiet fury behind closed doors.
BFF pinned the decision on local administration. The Comilla Deputy Commissioner will oversee Victory Day parade arrangements on December 16, which forced the authorities to reshuffle the calendar. The federation chose certainty over chaos.
This fixture already carried baggage. Mohammedan objected strongly when BFF planned to stage the game behind closed doors at the Dhaka National Stadium on Victory Day. The club felt the decision killed the very spirit of football’s return to the iconic venue.
BFF now avoids that confrontation altogether. Moving the match away from Dhaka removes the security headache and cools a public dispute that threatened to overshadow the tournament. Administratively, it makes sense.
The Dhaka National Stadium waited five years for domestic club football to come home. This match should have marked the moment. Instead, the ground stays silent while Comilla takes centre stage.
BFF insists the competition must flow. It has kept the Fortis FC versus Arambagh Krira Sangha fixture unchanged at Bashundhara Kings Arena on December 16. The tournament moves forward, even if the narrative limps.
For Mohammedan, the shift feels like a partial win. The club forced a rethink and avoided an empty-stadium spectacle on Victory Day. Still, it loses the prestige of playing at the national stadium.
Bangladesh football does not lack drama. It just keeps finding it off the pitch.
