
The last season鈥檚 treble winners Bashundhara Kings earned a 7-0 win over Chittagong Abahani in the one of the three opening day鈥檚 matches of the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League at the Kings Arena in the city on Friday.
Mohammedan Sporting Club also got off to a flying start after a crushing 6-0 win over promoted Dhaka Wanderers at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur while Brothers Union beat Police Football Club 2-1 at the Birshreshtha Flight Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj.
At the Kings Arena, national coloured forward Rakib Hossain (72nd, 83rd) and France鈥檚 forward Jared Khasa (third, 39th) scored a brace each while forward Foysal Ahmed Fahim (23rd), Brazilian midfielder Miguel Figueira (29th) and聽 Mojibor Rahman Jony (70th) added once apiece for the winners.聽
In Gazipur, Mohammedan鈥檚 Malian forward Souleymane Diabate (24th, 89th minutes) scored a brace while Nigerian forward Emmanuel Sunday (fifth) opened the account before midfielder Minhajur AbedinLast Rakib (19th), Ghanaian forward Boateng Ernest(80th) and forward Sourav Dewan (stoppage time) scored once each.
In Munshiganj, Brothers Union earned the victory buoyed on Gambian duo forward Mady Ceesay (23rd) and midfielder Zakaria Darboe (62nd) scoring once in either half of the game while Police FC midfielder Manik Hossain Molla (44th) pulled one goal back for his side.