Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah has opted out of the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) central contract, which was officially announced on Monday.

While BCB had initially included him in the contract for 2025, the veteran cricketer requested to be removed.

Mahmudullah, who has already retired from Test and T20I cricket, recently endured a difficult campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy. His longtime teammate Mushfiqur Rahim, who also struggled in the tournament, announced his ODI retirement on March 5.

However, Mushfiqur remains in the central contract under Category ‘A’ but will be moved to Category ‘B’ starting this month.

Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed is the only player in the highest category, ‘A+’, earning a monthly salary of BDT 10 lakh.

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Young pacer Nahid Rana has been included in the central contract for the first time in Category ‘B’, while Zakir Hasan, Rishad Hossain, and Tanzid Hasan have also earned their maiden contracts under Category ‘C’. Meanwhile, Soumya Sarkar and Shadman Islam have returned to the contract list after missing out last year.

Several well-known names, including Shakib Al Hasan, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, and Nayeem Hasan, have been excluded from the contract.

Updated Salary Categories for 2025:

Category ‘A+’ (BDT 10 lakh/month): Taskin Ahmed. Category ‘A’ (BDT 8 lakh/month): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (to move to ‘B’ from March). Category ‘B’ (BDT 6 lakh/month): Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mahmudullah (until March), Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.

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Category ‘C’ (BDT 4 lakh/month): Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Ali, Tanzid Hasan, Shariful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, Mehedi Hasan. Category ‘D’ (BDT 2 lakh/month): Nasum Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed.