As expected, Dhaka Metropolis chalked off the remaining 37 runs required for victory on the fourth and final day to conclude the 24th edition of the National Cricket League, and secure promotion to the top tier of the country's premier first-class tournament.
Chattogram, meanwhile will take Dhaka Metro's place in tier two, despite their 27-run win in the sixth and final round Thursday.
Tier one toppers Rangpur earlier won their second NCL title on the third day Wednesday; Akbar Ali and his team ending with four wins, the same as Dhaka Metro.
Barishal v Dhaka Metro, Sylhet
Resuming on 154/3, unbeaten batters Shamsur Rahman (37) and Aich Mollah (26) guided the capital city outfit to victory without further loss of wickets.
The chase was set up nicely by the openers Mohammad Naim (41) and captain Shadman Islam (64).
In a see saw match, Barishal, asked to bat first, were dismissed for 211 riding on skipper Fazle Mahmud (56) and Mohammad Ashraful 36).
Left-arm spinner Rakibul Hasan bagged four wickets for Dhaka Metro.
Dhaka Metro only managed a 11-run lead in reply courtesy identical 63s from player of the match Rakibul and tail-ender Qazi Onik.
Barishal however, couldn't set a challenging target after being bundled out for 200 in their second innings following Ashraful's (53) 41st first-class fifty.
Right-arm pacer Asadullah Galib took six wickets.
Chattogram v Dhaka, BKSP
Left-arm spinner Hasan Murad also picked up a six-wicket haul to help the port city side to victory, but it was not enough to see them from going down.
Dhaka, chasing 255, began day four on 168/5 and lost their remaining half of the batting line-up for the addition of only 59 runs.
Skipper Taibur Rahman tried to put up a fight with his 154-ball 72.
Chattogram, batting first, earlier posted 203 in their first innings riding on captain Irfan Sukkur's 66, before Dhaka were dismissed for 198, giving the former a slender five-run lead.
Chattogram's right-arm seamer Yeasin Arafat took six wickets.
Bangladesh cricketers Mominul Haque (55) and Mahmudul Hasan Joy (73) fared much better in the second innings with fifties as Chattogram were all out for 249.
Top batters, bowlers
Sylhet's Zakir Hasan (442) and Towfiq Khan (389) feature at No 1 and 3 in the list of most runs scored with Rajshahi's Jahurul Islam at second with 395.
Dhaka's Sumon Khan finished as the highest wicket-taker with 33 scalps, while Rajshahi's Nahid Rana and Sylhet's Nabil Samad ended second and third with 32 and 28 wickets respectively.
The national cricketers who played the NCL will now turn their attention to next month's home series against India, with the first of two Tests scheduled to get underway on December 14.
The series starts with the three-match one-day international series on December 4.
