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Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) (Bengali:বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. The first edition of the tournament started on 10 February 2012 with six franchises consisting of players from around the world.

Dhaka Gladiators were the inaugural champions of the BPL.

The Bangladesh Premier League was broadcasted internationally through ESPN Star Sports who made agreements to broadcast matches on a daily basis. The official channel for the BPL was Channel 9.

First season: The inaugural season of the tournament started on 9 February on 2012 with an opening ceremony with the first match starting on 10 February 2012 and finish with the final on 29 February 2012. A total of 33 matches were scheduled, all of which were be played at two stadiums, Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium and Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Each team played each team twice, both at home and away in a round-robin system. The top four teams at the end of the round robin stage progressed to the knockout stage. Sylhet and Chittagong failed to progress to the semi finals. Rajshahi, Khulna, Dhaka and Barishal reached semi finals. Afterwards, Dhaka took the champions trophy beating Barishal in final.

Second season: The second season of the tournament will begin on 18 January 2013 and the opening ceremony in 17 January with a franchise auction to be held on 9 November 2012 and a player's auction on 20 December 2012. Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka will continue to host matches while the MA Aziz Stadium replaces the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong and Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna will host matches for the time in 2013. Some warm-up matches will be hosted by the Sylhet Divisional Stadium in Sylhet and Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi. Unlike the first season there will be no icon players and the players taking part in the player's auction will be divided into four categories, as opposed to the two categories in the first season.
Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, fetched the highest price, going for $US 365,000. However, the amount was almost half of what Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, was sold for when the Twenty20 tournament was launched in February 2012. Imran Nazir, the Pakistani opener, was commanded the second-highest price tag, going for $US 280,000 with Afridi close behind at $US 275,000, while more than a dozen foreign players went for over $US 100,000.

Franchises: Dhaka Gladiators, Chittagong Kings, Barishal Burners, Duronto Rajshahi, Sylhet Royals, Khulna Royal Bengals & Rangpur Riders.

Winner of season 1: Dhaka Gladiators (vs Barishal Burners)

Winner of season 2: Dhaka Gladiators (vs Chittagong Kings)

Winner of season 3: Comilla Victorians (vs Barishal Bulls)