Dhaka, December 26: Muktijoddha Sangsad held Chittagong Abahani to a 1-1 draw in the JB Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday afternoon.

Skipper Mamunul Islam put Chittagong Abahani ahead in the 31st minute directly from a curling corner kick.

He curved a corner from the right hand flag that swung in to hit the sidepost of the opposite end and landed into the net (1-0).

The teams went into the break with the team from the port city leading the match.

However, only four minutes after the restart, Muktijoddha forward Javed Khan restored parity.

Taking advantage of a weak clearance of an Abahani defender at the top of the box, Javed fired a cracking right footed volley into the left corner of the net (1-1).

Muktijoddha took their tally to 30 points from 21 matches and remained at the 4th place while Ctg Abahani missed the chance to go level on 46 points at the top of the table with Dhaka Abahani. They remain 2^nd with 44 points from 21 mathces.

However, Dhaka Abahani Ltd are the happiest with this result as it made their way to the title even easier.

The league leaders will have to win just one of their remaining two matches to clinch the title.

Chittagong Abahani now have 44 points with one match to play and they can accumulate 47 points at best with a win in their last match.

Dhaka Abahani now have 46 points from 20 matches and would be celebrating their JB BPL title if they beat Uttar Baridhara on Monday evening as they will pile unassailable 49 points.