BCB to introduce revenue-sharing model for BPL

The BCB will introduce revenue distribution for the first time in the BPL in a bid to bail out last season's teams that haven't cleared their dues to players. The decision was taken during the BPL's governing council meeting in Dhaka on Monday.

The payment issue came to the fore last season after Durbar Rajshahi's overseas players boycotted a match over non-payments. Their local players had also skipped a training session during the tournament as a mark of protest. Towards the end of the tournament, the payment delay left some of the overseas players stranded in their hotel in Dhaka.

After Durbar Rajshahi kept missing the payment deadline, Bangladesh's sports ministry put pressure on the team owner Shafiqur Rahman.

The BCB, in principle, has decided to allocate a portion of the tournament's ticket sales to the seven franchises according to their final position in the points table. The four teams that reached the playoffs last season will get Taka 5.5 million (US$45,000 approx.) and the ones that didn't reach the playoffs Taka 4.5 million (US$36,000 approx.).

"This is the first time that the BCB will distribute revenue from ticket sales to BPL franchises," a BCB statement said. "The disbursement, scheduled ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, will be conditional upon the verification of payment acknowledgments from the respective players."

The BCB also threatened legal action against the franchises that are still defaulting on payment obligations.

"The final disbursement amount for each franchise will be determined proportionally, based on the percentage of outstanding player payments they have cleared relative to their eligible share," the statement said. "In addition, the Governing Council has decided to pursue legal action against any franchise that continues to default on payment obligations despite repeated official notices. This decision reflects the BCB's commitment to ensuring contractual accountability and maintaining the integrity of the league."