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DHAKA, Feb 16, 2026 (BSS)- The cricketers are set to return to competitive 
action with the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), scheduled to begin on 
February 23.

The tournament will be played in a one-day format to help players prepare for 
the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan, which will visit Bangladesh in 
March for a three-match series.

The BCL will be held in Rajshahi and Bogra in a double round-robin format, 
with the final scheduled for March 3 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket 
Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

As usual, four teams - East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and Central Zone - 
will compete in the tournament.
 
Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead North Zone, Mehidy Hasan Miraz will captain 
South Zone, while Yasir Ali Chowdhury and Mahidul Islam Ankon will serve as 
captains of East Zone and Central Zone respectively.

Matches in Bogra and Rajshahi will be played during daylight hours, starting 
at 9:00 AM. The final, however, will be a day-night fixture beginning at 2:30 
PM.

Squad at a glance 

BCB North Zone
Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, 
Towhid Hridoy, Akbar Ali, Sabbir Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, SM Meherob, Taijul 
Islam, Rishad Hossain, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam, Mukidul Islam Mughdo and 
Abdul Gaffar Saqlain
 
BCB South Zone
Soumya Sarkar, Enamul Haque Bijoy, Zawad Abrar, Azizul Hakim Tamim, Mohammad 
Mithun, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Saimun Bashir 
Ratul, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Rabiul Haque, Rejaur Rahman Raja, 
Ruyel Mia and Shadhin Islam
 
BCB East Zone
Parvez Hossain Emon, Zakir Hasan, Amite Hasan, Mominul Haque, Yasir Ali 
Chowdhury, Shamim Patwari, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Asadullah Ghalib, Mohammad 
Saifuddin, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed, 
Nayeem Hasan and Naeem Hossain Shakib
 
BCB Central Zone
Saif Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Jisan Alam, Ariful Islam, Mahidul Islam Ankon, 
Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Irfan Shukkur, Mahfizul Islam Robin, Rakibul Hasan, 
Rizan Hossain, Abu Haider Rony, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Ripon Mondol, Maruf 
Mridha and Wasi Siddiqui.