Asad and Shahid each struck twice to help Gazipur take control at the Sherpur Stadium after Mymenisngh's 2-0 win over Netrokona earlier at the same venue.

In other matches, Narayanganj beat Chandpur 3-1, Kushtia blanked Meherpur 2-0, Jhenaidah edged Sirajganj 2-1 and Jessore defeated Faridpur by an identical margin.

At Habiganj, Moulvibazar held the hosts 1-1 but Comilla romped to a 4-0 win over Brahmanbaria with a brace from Russel. Feni comfortably won 3-0 over Laxmipur, Bagerhat won a five-goal thriller against Barguna 3-2, Kurigram beat Dinajpur 2-1 and hosts Lalmonirhat shared points with Thakurgaon in a 1-1 draw.