Bashundhara Kings and NoFeL Sporting Club were entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 Bangladesh Championship League.

Bangladesh became the latest member association to adopt AFC's 3+1 rule which will allow clubs to recruit one player of Asian origin in addition to their regular quota of three foreigners.

The Bangladesh Football Federation executive committee decided to embrace the new AFC rule which encourages the mobility of talented Asian players and provides a fillip to the regional game.

FIFA and the AFC directed the BFF that matches of the professional league would have to organize at least five different venues.

[5] After inspecting the facilities of these applied venues, BFF has sanctioned the following six stadiums for clubs: