{"id":14766,"date":"2026-08-21T03:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14766"},"modified":"2026-08-21T03:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T03:53:44","slug":"losses-betting-probe-corruption-bcb-suspends-bangladesh-premier-league-after-years-of-chaos-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14766","title":{"rendered":"Losses, betting probe, corruption: BCB suspends Bangladesh Premier League after years of chaos | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133391857,imgsize-147563,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bangladesh-cricket-team-players-left-and-bcb.jpg\" alt=\"Losses, betting probe, corruption: BCB suspends Bangladesh Premier League after years of chaos\" title=\"Bangladesh cricket team players (left), and BCB\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Bangladesh cricket team players (left), and BCB\">Bangladesh cricket team players (left), and BCB<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bangladesh\u2019s top domestic T20 tournament, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), will not be held this year as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) plans to restructure the competition, board president <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/tamim-iqbal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tamim Iqbal<\/a> said on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Tamim said the tournament has been suspended because several franchises failed to follow the league\u2019s rules and regulations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;The BPL will not happen this year,&#8221; Tamim told reporters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The BPL began in 2012 and is Bangladesh\u2019s biggest domestic cricket tournament. However, it has struggled to match the success of franchise leagues in countries such as India and Australia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Tamim said the BCB has also been dealing with unpaid dues and problems related to bank guarantees. <!-- -->According to him, the board has lost around $3.3 million from the BPL over the past two years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;The BPL is a great product and there is a lot of interest in it. If we can do it properly, the interest will increase even more,&#8221; Tamim said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>&#8220;BCB is supposed to make a profit from franchise cricket, not a loss. So until we fix this, holding a tournament at a loss is not important,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo reported that the BCB suffered losses of nearly 400 million Bangladeshi taka ($3.27 million) during the last two BPL seasons.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Tamim said he understood the disappointment among players but believes rebuilding the tournament is more important.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>&#8220;If I was a player, I&#8217;d be disheartened too,&#8221; Tamim added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>&#8220;But they also know that this tournament should be staged in a way that the BCB can be proud of. Are we proud of what has happened over the last few years? Perhaps not.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>The BPL has faced several issues in recent months. In May, the BCB suspended a player and multiple team officials over betting violations after an anti-corruption investigation into the tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The previous season also saw several matches rescheduled after domestic cricketers boycotted games over comments made by BCB official Nazmul Islam, who criticised players and questioned their financial value.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Tamim said the BCB is committed to bringing the tournament back but will take time to fix the problems.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>&#8220;Our intention is 1,000 percent to host BPL. But I do not want to rush. I want to do it properly; if it takes six months or 12 months, I will take that time,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Tamim, who was recently appointed chairman of the International Cricket Council\u2019s new Franchise League Committee, said Bangladesh\u2019s experience with the BPL makes the overhaul even more important.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>&#8220;If franchise cricket does not run properly in my country, then stopping it, and rebuilding it, will be a big message for my committee,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>Tamim made the announcement while launching the Game Development (GD) Trophy, a new tournament featuring Bangladesh\u2019s under-17, under-19 and under-23 teams.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>He added that the BCB has started discussions with existing franchises and plans to complete the franchise selection process by April or May next year. The board is also open to including foreign franchises in the revamped BPL.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/losses-betting-probe-corruption-bcb-suspends-bangladesh-premier-league-after-years-of-chaos\/articleshow\/133391570.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh cricket team players (left), and BCB Bangladesh\u2019s top domestic T20 tournament, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), will not be held this year as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) plans to restructure the competition, board president Tamim Iqbal said on Thursday.Tamim said the tournament has been suspended because several franchises failed to follow the league\u2019s 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