The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to resume from Friday following a late-night breakthrough in discussions. Players had boycotted Thursday’s two scheduled matches, demanding the resignation of BCB director M Nazmul Islam over controversial remarks he made. The postponed matches will now be played on Friday, according to BPL Governing Council Member Secretary Iftekhar Rahman.

He made the announcement at a press briefing at the BCB headquarters in Navana Tower, Gulshan, alongside Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) president Mohammad Mithun. Earlier in the evening, BCB officials held talks with franchise representatives around 8:00 pm. Players later joined the discussions at Navana Tower at around 10:30 pm. The decision to restart the tournament was taken after those meetings concluded.

Two matches were originally scheduled for Thursday—Chattogram Royals versus Noakhali Express in the afternoon, and Rajshahi Warriors against Sylhet Titans in the evening. These fixtures will now take place on Friday at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm respectively. The matches that were initially scheduled for Friday have been pushed back to Saturday, while Saturday’s original fixtures will now be played on January 18.

Due to the revised schedule, the Eliminator and Qualifier-1, which were set for January 19, have been rescheduled to January 20. The dates for Qualifier-2 and the final remain unchanged.

The disruption followed remarks made by BCB finance committee chief Nazmul Islam regarding whether players would receive compensation if Bangladesh chose not to travel to India for the World Cup. Players set a deadline on Thursday afternoon for his resignation as a BCB director, but he did not step down.

Later in the day, the BCB removed Nazmul Islam from his position as head of the finance committee. In a statement, CWAB welcomed that decision but reiterated its demand that Nazmul issue a public apology for his comments—a demand the BCB has declined to accept.