BCB Central Contract List 2025: Players’ Salary and Category Details

BCB Central Contract List 2025: Get a detailed breakdown of the players’ salaries and categories announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Find out which cricketers made it to A+, A, B, C, and D categories, their monthly earnings, and what this means for Bangladesh cricket. Read more now!

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) publishes the BCB Central Contract List 2025 of players every year based on performance and future prospects. The list announced for 2025 includes players in a total of four categories (A+, A, B, C, D). The contract period is from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. Let’s take a detailed look at the detailed analysis of this list.

A+ Category: The best stars and highest paid players

Players included in this category will receive a salary of 10,00,000 taka per month. Only one cricketer has been included in this category—

• Taskin Ahmed

Taskin Ahmed is currently one of the best pace bowlers in Bangladesh. His bowling speed, swing, and consistent performance have elevated him to this category.

Category A: List of experienced performers in BCB Central Contract List 2025

Players in this category will receive a salary of 8,00,000 taka per month. This list includes—

• Nazmul Hossain Shanto
• Mehedi Hasan Miraj
• Liton Das
• Mushfiqur Rahim

These four are important players for the team. Shanto has recently performed well in tests and ODIs. Miraj is a reliable all-rounder. Liton is one of the best batsmen and wicketkeepers in the team, and Mushfiqur is one of the most experienced cricketers in the team.

Category B: Promising and important players in BCB Central Contract List 2025

The monthly salary of players in this category is 6,00,000 taka. This category includes—

• Mahmudul Hasan Joy
• Muktar Ali
• Tawhid Hridoy
• Hasan Mahmud
• Nasum Ahmed

All of them have strengthened their position in Bangladesh cricket in recent times. In particular, Tawhid Hridoy has been performing consistently in batting. Hasan Mahmud is showing great potential as a young pacer.

Category B (Other)

• Minhajul Haque
• Taijul Islam

Taijul Islam is one of the most reliable test spinners in Bangladesh. He has been performing well on the national team for a long time.

Category C: Emerging Talents

The cricketers in this category will get a salary of Tk 4,000,000 per month. They are—

• Shariful Islam
• Rishad Hossain
• Tanjid Hasan Tamim
• Mahedi Hasan
• Sadman Islam
• Soumya Sarkar
• Zaker Ali
• Tanvir Hasan

Shariful Islam has made his place in the national team as a young pacer. Rishad Hossain is a budding leg spinner. Tanjid Hasan has been in good form with the batting recently.

Category D: Opportunities for newcomers

The players in this category will get a salary of Tk 3,000,000 per month. They are—

• Naeem Ahmed
• Khaled Ahmed

Both Naeem and Khaled are fast bowlers and are fighting to cement their place in the national team.

Importance of the contract and future implications

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) central contract is a big opportunity for players. It gives them financial security and motivates them to perform. Just as high-category players get a big salary, young cricketers also get a chance to prove their talent.

This list shows that the BCB is giving special importance to young players. In particular, players like Shariful Islam, Towhid Hridoy, Rishad Hossain, and Tanjid Hasan can become the main force of the team in the future.
The BCB central contract list for 2025 has been kept quite well balanced. Experienced and tested cricketers have been given opportunities along with new players. This carries positive directions for the future of Bangladesh cricket.

Bangladesh cricket fans will hope that these players will lead the team to the pinnacle of success in the coming years.