Bangladesh Cricket Board.

The Bangladesh Cricket board (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড, also known as BCB, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board first became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1977[2] and on June 26, 2000 became a Full Member.[3]BCB have three International Cricket teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket, which are Bangladesh Men's national cricket team , Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.[5] Its first constitution was drafted in 1976.[6] The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.[7] The board also controls the team's sponsorship. Since 2003 telecommunications company Grameenphone has sponsored the men and women's national teams. Between 2007 and 2011 they invested ৳151.5 million (US$1.8 million) in developing sport in the country.[8] In 2006 the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young and inexperienced players.[9] The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.[10]