[2] The BPL superseded the Dhaka Premier Division League which had functioned as the top tier from 1948 to 2006.

[10] On 27 March 2007, Alfaz Ahmed netted the first hat-trick in B League history to give Muktijoddha Sangsad a 4–1 win over Rahmatganj MFS.

In the 2015–16 season, Abahani Limited Dhaka also became the first team to win the professional league title with an unbeaten record.

Spaniard Óscar Bruzón was the most recent foreign coach to win the BPL in the 2022–23 season.

Maruful Haque and Atiqur Rahman Atiq the only other Bangladeshi coach to win the Bangladesh Premier League.

While to date Enamul Haque remains the only local golden boot winner, claiming the award in 2009–10.

[52] Every match of this league has been streaming live on BFF's page of Mycujoo platform from 2018 to 2019 season.

Before the 2012–13 season Bangladeshi clubs were only allowed entry to the now defunct AFC President's Cup, which was a competition targeted for emerging football nations.

The first six seasons of the league Bangladeshi clubs only participated in the AFC President's Cup, until Sheikh Russel KC the winners of the 2012–13 league season were given entry 2015 AFC Cup qualifying play-off.

[citation needed] In July 2022, it was confirmed that Bashundhara Kings, the winners of the 2021–22 league season will partake in the AFC Champions League Play-off round, while holding an automatic place in the AFC Cup group stages if they are unable to advance past the play-offs.