The team played its first game, against the full Pakistan side, at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Cricket Ground in 5 January 2002.

Between late January and early March 2002 Bangladesh A competed as the eighth team in the 2001-02 Busta Cup, the domestic first-class competition in the West Indies.

Captained by the Test player Akram Khan, they played seven matches, winning one and losing five, and finished seventh.

[8] Mosaddek Hossain, who was 18 at the time, was the most successful player, taking 21 wickets with his leg-spin at an average of 32.23.

[10] In December 2003 and January 2004 Bangladesh A competed in the 2003-04 PCB Patron's Trophy in Pakistan.

[11] Shahriar Hossain scored 218, the only double-century in that season's competition, in the drawn match against Defence Housing Authority.

[12] During the same period Bangladesh A also competed in Pakistan's Patron's Cup List A tournament, winning two and losing four of their six matches.

Captained by Shahriar Nafees, Bangladesh A won all three first-class matches, but under the captaincy of Sanwar Hossain they lost the List A series 2–3.

[18] The outstanding player was Tushar Imran, who had not been part of the Test squad, who scored 467 runs in first-class matches at an average of 58.37, including the team's only two centuries.

The highest scorer in the first-class matches was Alok Kapali, with 336 runs, including two centuries, at an average of 67.20.

A young team of 22 players toured Ireland and England from mid-June to early August 2008.

[27] Bangladesh A had generally sound batting but ineffective bowling, and they lost their first seven matches.

[28] They won their last match after chasing the England Lions total of 319 for 7, when Farhad Reza hit a six off the last ball of the 50th over.

[32] Karnataka won their first-class match by four wickets, then India A overwhelmed Bangladesh A by an innings.

[34] They played three List A matches against Zimbabwe A, winning them all comfortably; Mithun Ali scored 100, 66 and 60.