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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড, romanizedBāṅlādēś Krikēṭ Bōrḍ; abbreviated as BCB), formerly known as Bangladesh Cricket Control Board, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977, and a full member on 26 June 2000. BCB has three teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket: the Bangladesh men's national cricket team, Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team.

The board's headquarters are located at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board. Its first constitution was drafted in 1976. The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.

On 6 October 2005, The BCB launched its official website: www.tigercricket.com at the Sonargaon Hotel.

Between 2007 and 2011, they invested 151.5 million (US$1.2 million) in developing the sport in the country. In 2006, the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young players. The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.

In the 2022 Annual General Meeting, BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced to have amended the board's constitution to make way for seven regional cricket associations for Barisal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet. Larger regional bodies will have 11 members while smaller bodies will consist of 7 members.

According to BCB Activity report 2017–20, the board has earned around US$29 million from team sponsors, media and other rights for the mentioned period (2017–20), while they earned around US$33 million during the period of 2010–16. In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of 265.5 crore (US$22 million) and an expenditure budget of 260.6 crore (US$21 million) for the year of 2021–22.

According to its Summarized Financial Report 2022-23, BCB reported a total income of 507.58 crore (US$42 million) and an expenditure of 355.89 crore (US$29 million). The board recorded a surplus of approximately 151.69 crore (US$12 million) transferred to its accumulated fund. A significant gain on revaluation of land, building, and other assets, amounting to approximately 3555.05 crore (US$290 million), contributed to the total sources of fund reaching approximately 4620.50 crore (US$380 million).

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