Dhaka Premier League

Gulshan, Agrani stun DPL heavyweights

Both newly-promoted clubs Gulshan Cricket Club and Agrani Bank Cricket Club created a stir in the opening day’s fixtures of the Dhaka Premier League, beating grand opponents Mohammedan and Abahani respectively.
3 March 2025, 15:11 PM

Liton, Fizz yet to find teams in budget-reduced DPL

Two Bangladesh stars -- Liton Das and Mustafizur Rahman -- have not signed with any clubs for the upcoming Dhaka Premier League (DPL), and the latter may not play the league at all this season.
27 February 2025, 17:00 PM

Abahani part ways with Mahmud, appoint Hannan as head coach

Abahani have parted ways with their long-serving head coach Khaled Mahmud Sujon ahead of the upcoming Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL) season and replaced the 53-year-old with former national selector Hannan Sarkar. 
7 February 2025, 13:29 PM

Hockey federation wants to hold playoff between May 10 and 13

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) today issued letters to Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club and Abahani to take part in the playoff match to decide the title of the Dhaka Premier Hockey League between May 10 and 13.
6 May 2024, 13:28 PM

Shakib, Mosaddek end ton drought of five years

Shakib Al Hasan raised both hands in the air, but his celebration was a little muted for someone who struck his first ton in five years, during a Dhaka Premier League match for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club against Gazi Group Cricketers at BKSP Ground 4 on Friday.
3 May 2024, 14:07 PM

Watershed turns into Jessy's baptism by fire

Jessy, however, was satisfied with the entire experience and considered it a “big achievement”.
27 April 2024, 18:31 PM

‘Umpiring didn’t cause any controversy’

Jessy shared her experience of officiating in her first DPL game and spoke about her upcoming assignments in an interview with The Daily Star
27 April 2024, 01:00 AM

Heatwave defers DPL schedule

The third round of the ongoing Super League phase of the Dhaka Premier League was rescheduled and pushed back by two days due to the severe heatwave that has been sweeping across the country in recent weeks.
26 April 2024, 14:20 PM

DPL awaits Super League boost after Eid break

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) entered a week-long break for the Eid holidays after the conclusion of the ninth round matches yesterday and with just two rounds to go in the league phase, a lack of competitiveness has been the overarching trait of this year’s DPL so far.
8 April 2024, 01:00 AM

No Shakib-Tamim face-off as Shakib absent in Sheikh Jamal XI

While Tamim Iqbal started for Prime Bank Cricket Club, Shakib Al Hasan was not included in the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club eleven during the two sides’ Dhaka Premier League (DPL) encounter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
6 April 2024, 03:00 AM

Shakib scores half-century after Test call-up

Shakib Al Hasan will play the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram, starting on March 30, with some form with the bat after scoring a fluent half-century in the Dhaka Premier League match on Wednesday.
27 March 2024, 08:39 AM

First win for Brothers, first defeat for Rupganj

Brothers Union opened their account in the Dhaka Premier League, beating Gazi Tyres by two wickets in their fifth round match at BKSP Ground three on Monday. On the other hand, Legends of Rupganj fell to their first defeat of the season, losing against Mohammedan Sporting Club by six wickets.
25 March 2024, 13:57 PM

Mashrafe bags five in DPL

It was Mashrafe’s eighth List A five-wicket haul with only Abdur Razzak ahead of him amongst Bangladesh bowlers with nine five-wicket hauls
21 March 2024, 11:21 AM

Tamim gets runs, Shakib bags wickets

Prime Bank made it four wins out of four in the Dhaka Premier League yesterday as birthday boy Tamim Iqbal returned amongst the runs. In the adjacent field at BKSP, Shakib Al Hasan returned to DPL action too and played a hand in Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club's win.
20 March 2024, 14:39 PM

Gazi Group, Legends of Rupganj hold nerves

Two of the three Dhaka Premier League fixtures churned out thrillers on Monday.
18 March 2024, 15:15 PM

Tamim underwhelms in 50-overs return

The opener hit three fours in his short stay before getting caught off pacer Hasan Murad.
11 March 2024, 06:53 AM

Focus on Shakib, Tamim as DPL begins

Members of the Bangladesh national team will not be available immediately for the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL), starting from today across three venues, but the hype around the lone fifty-over club-based domestic competition of the country will not be dulled as star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal are set to feature from the beginning of the tournament.
11 March 2024, 01:00 AM

Shakib available for DPL

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan had recently asked to be rested from the Sri Lanka series due to his persisting eye problem.
16 February 2024, 14:55 PM

DPL’s no foreigner policy a cloudy scenario

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the country’s premier one-day competition, would be played without any foreign stars as the majority of the 12 clubs had asked for it, Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) had announced in a press conference on Tuesday.
16 February 2024, 01:10 AM

No foreigners in Dhaka Premier League this year

Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) announced yesterday that the next edition of the List-A competition Dhaka Premier League (DPL) will not have any foreign players as most clubs were uninterested to bear the expense of overseas recruits.
13 February 2024, 14:09 PM