The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has released its 2025 central contract list, categorizing 22 cricketers into five salary grades.

Taskin Ahmed, the sole ‘A+’ player, will earn Tk 10 lakh monthly.

‘A’ category cricketers—Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, and Liton Das—will receive Tk 8 lakh each, while Mushfiqur Rahim, though listed in ‘A,’ drops to ‘B’ status (Tk 6 lakh) due to his ODI retirement.

‘B’ grade players, including Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Hasan Mahmud, and Nahid Rana, will earn Tk 6 lakh monthly; Mahmudullah opted out.

‘C’ category cricketers—Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Ali Anik, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and Sheikh Mahedi Hasan—will get Tk 4 lakh each. ‘D’ grade players Nasum Ahmed and Khaled Ahmed are set at Tk 2 lakh monthly.

2025 BCB central contract salaries:

A+ (Tk 10 lakh): Taskin Ahmed

A (Tk 8 lakh): Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (reclassified to ‘B’)

B (Tk 6 lakh): Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana

C (Tk 4 lakh): Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Ali Anik, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan

D (Tk 2 lakh): Nasum Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed