Bangladesh announce awards of new central contracts
Most of the players who featured at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 are included on the list.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that 22 players have received national playing contracts for 2025.
Most of those included also competed at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
All-rounder Mahmud Ullah has requested the BCB Cricket Operations to not consider him in the National Players’ Contract after February 2025. As such, he will not be a part of the contract from March 2025.
Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim had announced his retirement from ODIs on 5 March 2025. He will be placed in Grade B from March 2025 onwards.
The other omission is wicketkeeper Parvez Hossain Emon, who did not play during the tournament.
Also included are wicketkeeper Litton Das, fast bowler Hasan Mahmud, opening Test batter Shadman Islam, bowler Shoriful Islam (who missed out on the Champions Trophy due to injury), spinner Taijul Islam, batting all-rounder Mominul Haque, bowling all-rounder Mahedi Hasan, and bowler Khaled Ahmed.
They are divided into five tiers:
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