Another chaotic day unfolded in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) as long-standing issues resurfaced. Partex Sporting players boycotted their training session and threatened to skip upcoming matches due to unpaid salaries, while match-fixing allegations surfaced in a game between Gulshan Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club.

It is evident that the domestic leagues are suffering similar woes of recent years.

Following the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), where such instances had brought the tournament into disrepute, the Premier League brought back payment disputes in domestic cricket.

Cricketers alleged that, apart from a few players, the majority of the players received only 10 to 20 percent of their payments.

Seventeen players initially wanted to submit a letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO, but with him unavailable, they later submitted the letter to cricket operations chairman Nazmul Abedeen and told the media about boycotting the game against Gazi Group on Thursday.

"We've been trying for a long time to get our payments. We've tried to cooperate with the club and the coach in many ways, but they're not responding. That's why we boycotted practice today and have collectively decided not to play tomorrow's match. The wages offered to us this season are already very low, and we're not even receiving that," Muktar Ali said.

Some players were seen practicing during the boycott, and opener Joyraj Sheikh alleged that Partex are now registering new players to build the team.
Partex manager Sazzad Hossain claimed that the majority of the payments had already been made.

"Fifty percent of the payments were made during the players' transfer and before Eid. The maximum of the players were given 10 percent, and some of them even received 55 percent.

"Before Eid, two players had left their bank account numbers since we were supposed to pay 10 percent more, but due to the rush, we couldn't do it. After they returned, I sent them the payments through the coach, but they said that they didn't receive payments before Eid, so now they want full payment," he said, adding that since Muktar Ali was playing Legends League, he was excluded from the team after featuring in one game.

Sabbir Ahmed, coordinator of CCDM, informed members of the media, "If Partex has the documents, then the players would get suspended. But Partex would need proper documents. We asked Partex and they sent in some documents and also said that 60 percent payment has been made, and after the league ends, they will have one-and-a-half months to make the full payments."

Meanwhile, the match between Gulshan and Shinepukur came into the limelight for the wrong reasons. Suggestions of match-fixing followed after videos of the manner of Shinepukur batter Minhajul Abedin's dismissal made the rounds on social media.

The batter went down the crease to Gulshan's Naeem Islam, and having missed the delivery, got the chance to place his bat as the wicket-keeper failed to take off the bails. The batter appeared to be in slow motion, inches away from the crease, but somehow not placing his bat in, as the wicket-keeper finally dislodged the bails.

Even former Bangladesh players such as Shamsur Rahman talked about "shame" in social media posts. On-field umpires, however, did not mention anything in their reports to the match referee. Asked, CCDM officials said that the matter had come to their attention. "We have asked the umpiring department, but from video footage, there was clearly something evident. If there is an allegation, ACU will deal with it."

Despite there being no reports, social media reactions and video suggest that it was another day of the DPL being thrown into controversy.