It was established in 1948 as the league below the Second Division while Bangladesh was still under Pakistani rule.

The league is the lowest division of semi-professional football in the country and the two top-finishing teams are automatically promoted to the Dhaka Second Division Football League.

[4][5] On 16 September 2021, the Bangladesh Football Federation decided to shut down the Dhaka Third Division League from the 2021–2022 season.

[6][7] The decision received much scrutiny from clubs participating in the Dhaka Football League.

[8] On 3 January 2023, BFF announced that the 2021–2022 league season would finally begin from 7 January 2023, and participating clubs will only be allowed to field U17 players.