Forty-three of Dhaka’s 48 cricket clubs have formally informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that they will not take part in any tournaments organised under the current administration, following their boycott of the recent BCB elections.
The clubs had earlier demanded that the BCB election be postponed, but the polls went ahead as scheduled, leading to renewed protests. In a subsequent press conference, the clubs announced a boycott of all forms of domestic cricket and declared BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul’s leadership as “illegal”.
Sources confirmed that 43 clubs have now submitted letters to the BCB reaffirming their stance. However, Gulshan Club and Old DOHS, represented by Tamim Iqbal and Khaled Mahmud Sujon respectively, have not joined the boycott and are expected to participate in the upcoming Dhaka Premier League (DPL).
“Yes, we have received letters from 43 clubs stating that they will not take part in any tournament under the current board. But the clubs associated with Tamim Iqbal and Khaled Mahmud Sujon are not among them,” a reliable source told the publication.
Meanwhile, the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has already issued letters to 20 first-division clubs announcing player transfer dates and the league schedule. Player transfers will take place on 5 and 6 November at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, with the league set to begin on 18 November.
The BCB has announced that the 2025–26 season will start just seven months after the previous one. A meeting of CCDM on 23 October, attended by representatives from 16 first-division clubs, confirmed the decision, although several clubs have objected to playing two leagues within the same year.
