No central contract for Bangladesh's Test opener Mahmudul Hasan

Test opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy has been excluded from the Bangladesh Cricket Board's 28-member men's national contract list announced on Thursday.

The BCB confirmed the removal of the A+ category, distributing players across four salary grades.

Grade A (BDT 800,000/month): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Kumer Das, Taskin Ahmed.

Grade B (BDT 600,000/month): Mushfiqur Rahim, Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.

Grade C (BDT 400,000/month): Soumya Sarkar, Jaker Ali Anik, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nasum Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed.

Grade D (BDT 200,000/month): Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanvir Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad, Shamim Hossain, Qazi Nurul Hasan Sohan.