The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will not be played in Chattogram this season, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revising the tournament schedule and shifting all fixtures originally allocated to the port city to Sylhet.

Under the earlier plan, the Chattogram leg was set to begin on January 5.

However, BPL officials confirmed that those matches have now been relocated to Sylhet, extending the Sylhet phase of the tournament from January 2 to January 12. 

The competition will then move to Dhaka, where the knockout rounds and final will be staged.

BPL Governing Council member secretary Iftekhar Rahman said the media that the decision was taken to ease broadcast logistics and to align preparations with Bangladesh’s upcoming T20 World Cup commitments.

With limited time to relocate production equipment between venues, organisers opted to consolidate the group-stage fixtures in Sylhet before shifting operations to the capital.

The schedule was also adjusted following the death of former prime minister Khaleda Zia on December 30.

Two matches scheduled that day were postponed as a mark of respect and will now be played on January 4 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

In total, Sylhet will host matches from December 26 through January 12, including the rescheduled fixtures and all games originally planned for Chattogram.

The Dhaka phase will begin on January 15 and feature the final round of league matches, followed by the playoffs.

The first eliminator and the second qualifier will be played on January 19, with another qualifier scheduled for January 21. The final of the tournament will take place in Dhaka on January 23, as originally planned.