For the 2015 edition of the BPL, the team were coached by former South African cricketer Mickey Arthur, and captained by Kumar Sangakkara.

Dhaka built a strong team with a mix of experienced and young players and participated in the tournament as a title contender.

some notable players are Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Shahid Afridi, Sunil Narine, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Nabi etc.

[citation needed] Last updated: 4 January 2025 Dhaka Franchise was formed in 2009 as one of the participating teams in the National Cricket League Twenty20.

As of now, the current ownership of the team is acquired by Champions Sports Ltd. and partnered with Remark-Herlan Group, of which Shakib Khan, a famous actor, is a director.

[citation needed] In the first two seasons, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza captained the team and Ian Pont was the head coach.

Dhaka Gladiators started off their campaign disappointingly by losing against an experienced Khulna Royal Bengals which was led by all rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

For the 2012/13 season, Dhaka Gladiators bought all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who was the most expensive player and the captain in the tournament.

They also bought South African pace bowler Alfonso Thomas, and West Indians Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle who were only available for one game.

They bought English players Luke Wright, Owais Shah, Darren Stevens, bowler Chris Liddle and batsman Josh Cobb.

The notable players in and out of the draft they purchased were, Mustafizur Rahman, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Hafeez and Ryan ten Doeschate and Mohammad Irfan They started off rather smoothly by defeating their arch rival Comilla Victorians and Chittagong Vikings but lost their way through defeats against Rangpur Riders and Barisal Bulls.

Luckily, they finished at 4th place out of 6 teams but lost against the Bulls in the eliminator After having an average season at BPL 3, the Dynamites started the fourth season with a strong team including the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Kumar Sangakkara, Mosaddek Hossain, Evin Lewis, Mahela Jayawardene, Wayne Parnell and Ravi Bopara.

They defeated the Titans in the first qualifier and the Kings in the final, being crowned champions for the third time Dwayne Bravo became the highest wicket taker of the tournament.

The team has signed many new foreign players among whom Shahid Afridi, Shane Watson, Mohammad Amir and Sunil Narine are worth mentioning.

Their surprise picks were pacers Khaled Ahmed, Mohammad Saddam, batsman Shadman Islam and little-known West Indian orthodox spinner Akeal Hosein.

They didn't manage the defend the title as they suffered a heave defeat to Rangpur Riders in the final who were eventually crowned the champions, securing their maiden trophy.

They signed South African bowler Andrew Birch and English batsman Ian Bell as their overseas players in draft.

But they suddenly lost their momentum and suffered five consecutive defeats and eventually pipped Rajshahi Kings out of top four by winning their last group match and qualified for Eliminator.

Shakib Al Hasan was the highest wicket taker of the season and won the Player of the Tournament for his all-round performances.

[12] The team was renamed for as Dhaka Platoon and signed the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera and Wahab Riaz.

Overseas Players include Saim Ayub, Alex Ross, Usman Qadir, Gulbadin Naib, Sean Williams, Adam Rossington and Sadeera Samarawickrama.

However, the team suffered from heavy defeats throughout the tournament by just winning a single game in their opening match against their arch rival Comilla Victorians in BPL Clasico and enduring 11 consecutive losses.