Bangladesh Cricket Board president Tamim Iqbal has announced major increases in match fees for domestic cricketers, with the changes aimed at strengthening player earnings on a long-term basis.

Men’s first-class cricketers will now receive Tk 1.5 lakh per match. Their fee had previously been increased to Tk 1 lakh in April.

List A match fees have been doubled from Tk 50,000 to Tk 1 lakh, while the fee for NCL T20 matches has increased from Tk 40,000 to Tk 80,000.

The decision comes at a time when players are facing reduced earning opportunities following the postponement of this season’s Bangladesh Premier League.

The BCB is also planning to introduce a new domestic tournament structure. The proposed competition will bring together the Bangladesh Cricket League four-day competition, BCL one-day competition and NCL T20 under a single franchise-based identity.

Although the three formats will still be played at different times in the calendar, the player drafts are expected to be conducted together. The new competition is scheduled to be formally announced later in September.

The NCL four-day competition will remain separate from the new structure.

Women’s domestic cricket is also set for significant changes. The BCB plans to move from three-day to four-day matches, while increasing player remuneration across all major formats.

The match fee for women’s four-day cricket will rise from Tk 20,000 to Tk 40,000.

One-day match fees will increase from Tk 15,000 to Tk 30,000, while T20 fees will double from Tk 10,000 to Tk 20,000.

Tamim said the revised payments were not intended as a temporary response to the absence of the BPL.

He said the board wanted the higher fees to become part of a sustainable long-term structure for domestic cricket rather than providing players with a one-off compensation package.

According to Tamim, the proposal received broad support within the board, reflecting an effort to make domestic cricket financially more rewarding for both men and women.

The changes represent one of the most significant recent revisions to Bangladesh’s domestic player payment structure and come alongside broader plans to reorganise the country’s domestic competitions.