The Bangladesh Cricket board (; abbreviated 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 and on June 26, 2000 became a Full Member. 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 board has its headquarters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. History 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. 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 in developing sport in the country. In 2006 the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young and inexperienced players. The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players. Regional Cricket Associations In the 2022 Annual General Meeting, BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon announced to have amended the board's constitution to make way for the Regional Cricket Associations. Mr. Nazmul Hassan Papon, who promised to make decentralization of country's cricket through the creation of Regional bodies, back in 2021, when first time he got elected as the President of the cricket board. Finally through the AGM 2022, he announced to create seven regional bodies in the division of Barisal, Chattogram, Comilla, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet have been kept under the BCB. The regional bodies which are comparatively bigger will have 11 members while smaller bodies will consist of 7 members. Teams Bangladesh national cricket team Bangladesh women's national cricket team Bangladesh national under-23 cricket team Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team Bangladesh women's national under-19 cricket team Bangladesh A cricket team Bangladesh Tigers Financial activities According to BCB Activity report 2017–20, the board has earned around 29 million from team sponsors, media and other rights for the mentioned period (2017–20), while they earned around 33 million during the period of 2010–16. In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of and an expenditure budget of for the year of 2021–22. Board members Presidents The president of the BCB is appointed by the government of Bangladesh. This