Sports events halted nationwide

All scheduled Federation Cup and women's football league matches were suspended on Tuesday following the death of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, report agencies.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) confirmed that both Federation Cup fixtures slated for the day were postponed as part of nationwide

mourning.

The Under-15 National Championship final, scheduled to be held in Noakhali, was also called off.

In women's football, three league matches due to be played at Kamalapur Stadium were suspended, with revised dates to be announced later.

BFF vice-president Fahad Rahman said the media all sporting activities for the day had been halted out of respect.

He added that it remained uncertain whether matches would resume the following day, as Khaleda

Zia's funeral prayers were expected to be held on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have cancelled the double-header of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League matches on Tuesday.

The two games: Sylhet Titans vs Chattogram Royals and Dhaka Capitals vs Rangpur Riders - have been rescheduled with the BCB set to communicate the revised dates of these fixtures in due course of time. The BPL began on December 26 and is set to run until January 23.