Dhaka, May 20 -- A brilliant hattrick by Rakib Hossain guided five times champions Bashundhara Kings to advance to the 2nd slot in the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League Football 2024- 25 outplaying Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool by 7-2 goals at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur on Tuesday.

With the day's feat, the Kings advance to the 2nd slot in the 10-team league toppling Dhaka Abahani Limited securing 28 points from 16 matches by virtue of better goal difference

Six times champions Dhaka Abahani went down to the 3rd slot due to poor goal differences despite of collecting 28 points from 15 matches, playing one match less than the Kings

In the day's match, national forward Rakib Hossain made a hattrick scoring four goals in...