In a press conference yesterday (Saturday) after a lot of turmoil, BAUF President Kazi Salauddin said that BAUF elections are coming on 26 October. I will not contest this election. This is my final decision. I am here to inform you.

This is the end of Saladin’s 16-year reign. Within 24 hours of his announcement, the name of the candidate for the post of president was officially announced for the upcoming election. Football organizer Tarfdar Ruhul Amin will contest the election.

President Parthi’s name was announced on the basis of consensus at the Intercontinental Hotel in the capital today (Sunday) afternoon. Ali Imam Tapan, the former general secretary of the Athletics Federation, said, “Tarfdar Ruhul Amin is being announced as the presidential candidate on behalf of the districts and clubs.” The Football Federation did not help run the league at the district level. With his help, the district has a league. Supporter Ruhul Amin said from the same stage that he has accepted the candidacy for the upcoming elections.

Ruhul Amin, the founder of professional football club Saif Sporting, is basically a businessman. However, his association with football started from this area in 2015, through the responsibility of chairman of Chittagong Football Committee.

Meanwhile, when the Football Federation did not give financial support to football at the district-divisional level, the football in the district-divisional area has been going on for two to three years under the patronage of Tarfdar Ruhul Amin. A day after Salahuddin announced his withdrawal from the election, Tarfdar Ruhul Amin announced his candidacy for the post.