In a seismic move for Bangladeshi cricket, the BCB has rolled out its central contracts, brutally demoting pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed and legendary Mushfiqur Rahim. Taskin’s fall from A+ pedestal and Mushfiqur’s slide to B-grade highlight the board’s zero-tolerance for dips in output.
The elite A+ tier vanishes completely. Taskin joins Grade A—remunerated at 8 lakh Taka—with Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Litton Das, forming a core of reliable performers.
Grade B, the largest group with 11 athletes earning 6 lakh Taka, absorbs Mushfiqur alongside Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Shadman Islam (promoted), Tanjheed Hasan (promoted), Rishad Hossain (promoted), Mehndi Hasan (promoted), Hasan Mahmud, and Nahid Rana. Mushfiqur’s ODI exit evidently weighed heavy in deliberations.
Grade C pays 4 lakh Taka to Soumya Sarkar, Jaker Ali, Shariful Islam, Tanjim Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed. Newcomers dominate Grade D at 2 lakh Taka: Saif Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanvir Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan.
Complete lists:
– Grade A: Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taskin Ahmed
– Grade B: Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Shadman Islam, Tanjheed Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mehndi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
– Grade C: Soumya Sarkar, Jaker Ali, Shariful Islam, Tanjim Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed
– Grade D: Saif Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanvir Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan
This merit-based purge aims to invigorate the squad, blending grizzled pros with hungry talents as Bangladesh plots its global resurgence.