Bangladesh premier league

 The 2012 Bangladesh Premier League was the first tournament of Bangladesh Cricket board. The season commenced on 9 February with the final played on 29 February.[1] The competition featured six teams and a tournament format with a double round robin group stage, two semi-finals and a final.[1] The inaugural BPL was won by Dhaka Gladiators.

The highest wicket taker of the tournament will win the purple cap while the highest run scorer will win the orange cap. Other awards include the best under-19 player award and the Fair Play award given to the team who plays most fairly throughout the tournament.

Matches were held in Dhaka and Chittagong. The franchises represented Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Khulna divisions. The franchise auction was held on 10 January[2] and the player auction took place on 18 and 19 January.[1]