The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), featuring seven teams from seven cities.

[3] However, in May 2018, it was reported that the tournament might be moved to January 2019, because of security concerns around the Bangladeshi general election, which took place in December 2018.

[7] In the final match, Comilla Victorians defeated Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs to win their second title.

[7] However, the date was moved to 28 October due to a schedule clash with the ODI series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

[12][13][14] Initially, Steve Smith was barred from playing in the tournament by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).