Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday, December 30, cancelled all scheduled matches today of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL 2025) over the death of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. BCB has stated its decision to call off today's games to pay respect to the nation’s mourning.

"In respect of the nation’s mourning following the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, today’s BPL T20 matches have been cancelled. Revised fixtures will be announced in due course," BCB said in a post on X.

Today's scheduled BPL T20 2025-26 matches between Sylhet Titans vs Chattogram Royals and Dhaka Capitals vs Rangpur Riders have been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

The cancellation of today's matches came just an hour after the demise of Khaleda Zia before the toss at the first match of the day, between Sylhet Titans and Chattogram Royals at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

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Zia reportedly died at around 6 am on Tuesday (Bangladesh local time). Zia served as the country's prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2006. She was Bangladesh's first PM and the wife of Ziaur Rahman, the former president of Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, the BPL season 2025-2026 began on December 26. Dhaka Capitals and Rangpur Riders were scheduled to contest the second match on Tuesday. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis has also postponed nine matches of the Dhaka First Division Cricket League, scheduled to be held from December 30 to January.