Bangladesh Cricket Board Releases Updated Central Contract List for 2025

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced its central contract list for 2025, including 22 players. Most of them were part of Bangladesh’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai and Pakistan. Mahmudullah has told the BCB that he doesn’t want to continue with a national contract after February 2025, so he will be left out from March onward.  

Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who recently retired from ODIs, will be moved to Grade B from March. Wicketkeeper Parvez Hossain Emon, who wasn’t part of the Champions Trophy squad, has also been left out. Under the new contract system, Grade A+ players will earn 10 lakh taka per month, while Grade A players will receive 8 lakh. Those in Grade B and C will get 6 and 4 lakh taka, respectively, and Grade D players will receive 2 lakh.  

Bangladesh Cricket Team Central Contracts 2025

Grade	Players
A+	Taskin Ahmed
A	Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim
B	Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mahmud Ullah, Mustafizur Rahman, Tawhid Hridoy, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
C	Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Jaker Ali, Tanzid Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mahedi Hasan
D	Nasum Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed

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Bangladesh struggled in the Champions Trophy, losing all three of their matches. They fought hard but couldn’t overcome India and New Zealand, while their final game against Pakistan was washed out. Up next, Bangladesh will take on Zimbabwe in a two-Test series starting on April 20.