The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Integrity Unit has charged nine people since May 2026 in its anti-corruption investigation into the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
- 7 May 2026: a domestic player, two team managers and a franchise co-owner were charged over the 12th edition of the BPL (The Business Standard).
- 2 September 2026: three more people were charged, including a former BCB director (The Express Tribune).
- 17 September 2026: a former franchise owner and a former team official were charged over the 11th and 12th editions. Both were provisionally suspended and given 14 days to respond (Asianet Newsable).
The charges were brought under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. They are disciplinary charges, not criminal convictions.
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