The Bangladesh Premier League (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ), simply known as the BPL and officially ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League since 2023 for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier of the Bangladeshi football league system. It is run by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The Dhaka Derby between Abahani Dhaka and Mohammedan SC is one of the league's most popular matches. The BPL superseded the Dhaka Premier Division League which had functioned as the top tier from 1948 to 2006.

History

Founded in 2007 as the country's first professional national football league, the BPL was originally known as the B.League and was renamed the Bangladesh League in 2009. In 2012, it was rebranded as the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

The first B League match took place on 2 March 2007 between Abahani Limited Dhaka and Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, ending in a goalless draw. The next day in Khulna, Prashanta Dey scored the first goal in the history of professional football in the country as Khulna Abahani blanked the capital side Rahmatganj MFS 2–0. On 27 March 2007, Alfaz Ahmed netted the first hat-trick in B League history to give Muktijoddha Sangsad a 4–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS.

Abahani Limited Dhaka have won the league a record six times since 2007. In the 2015–16 season, Abahani Limited Dhaka also became the first team to win the professional league title with an unbeaten record.

**Bangladesh - Premier League**

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) er den øverste fodboldrække i Bangladesh og arrangeres af Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Ligaen blev oprettet i 2007 og består af 13 hold, der spiller en dobbeltturnering hen over en sæson, der varer fra november til maj.

Vinderen af BPL kvalificerer sig til AFC Cup, mens de to lavest placerede hold rykker ned til Bangladesh Championship League. Ligaen er meget populær i Bangladesh og tiltrækker store folkemængder til hvert kamp.

Nogle af de mest succesfulde hold i BPL-historien er:

* Dhaka Abahani Limited
* Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
* Saif Sporting Club
* Chittagong Abahani Limited
* Mohammedan Sporting Club

BPL er et vigtigt springbræt for talentfulde bangladeshiske fodboldspillere og har hjulpet landet med at forbedre sin FIFA-rangering. Ligaen spiller også en afgørende rolle i udviklingen af fodbold i Bangladesh og tiltrækker spillere og trænere fra hele verden.