BPL: Champion team to get TK 1 crore

The BPL champions -- winner of the final -- will now get Tk 1 crore, while the runners-up will get Tk50 lakh.

The final schedule of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has been finalized. The franchise-based tournament will begin on January 20.

BPL governing council member secretary Ismail Haider Mallick confirmed the matter on Wednesday (December 22).

The new season of BPL will begin on January 20, and end on February 20.

Six teams have been finalized till now. They are – Dhaka, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Cumilla, Ismail Haider Mallick said.