The Bangladesh Cricket Board (abbreviated as BCB), formerly known as Bangladesh Cricket Control Board, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977, and a full member on 26 June 2000. BCB has three teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket, which are Bangladesh men's national cricket team, Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team. The board has its headquarters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

History

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board. Its first constitution was drafted in 1976. The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007. On 6 October 2005, The BCB launched its official website: www.tigercricket.com at the Sonargaon Hotel. Between 2007 and 2011, they invested in developing sport in the country. In 2006, the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young players. The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.

Regional cricket associations

In the 2022 Annual General Meeting, BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced to have amended the board's constitution to make way for seven regional cricket associations for Barisal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet. Larger regional bodies will have 11 members while smaller bodies will consist of 7 members.

Teams

Finances

According to BCB Activity report 2017–20, the board has earned around US$29 million from team sponsors, media and other rights for the mentioned period (2017–20), while they earned around US$33 million during the period of 2010–16. In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of and an expenditure budget of for the year of 2021–22.

Board members

The following are the members of the Board of Directors of BCB.

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the BCB:

Team Selectors

Gazi Ashraf Hossain, Chief Selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, along with selectors Hannan Sarker and Abdur Razzak.

Domestic competitions

BCB or its subsidiaries organise following domestic cricket tournaments.

Regular competitions

Men's

Women's

Occasional competitions