The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional cricket league consisting of seven teams, based on the cities of Bangladesh. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in Bangladesh, the other two being the Bangladesh Championship League and the Bangladesh Cricket League. The inaugural season of the BPL took place in 2012, with the first match taking place on 9 February 2012 and the final on 29 March 2012. The second season of the BPL took place in 2013, with the first match taking place on 18 January 2013 and the final on 17 February 2013. The third season of the BPL took place in 2014, with the first match taking place on 22 November 2014 and the final on 15 December 2014. The fourth season of the BPL took place in 2015, with the first match taking place on 4 November 2015 and the final on 17 December 2015.
The fifth season of the BPL took place in 2016, with the first match taking place on 3 November 2016 and the final on 12 December 2016. The sixth season of the BPL is taking place in 2017, with the first match taking place on 4 November 2017 and the final on 12 December 2017.
The seventh season of the BPL is taking place in 2018, with the first match taking place on 5 January 2018 and the final on 27 January 2018.
The eighth season of the BPL is taking place in 2019, with the first match taking place on 5 January 2019 and the final