Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan will be one of the star Bangladesh players in the BPL.Reuters

The Bangladesh Premier League has witnessed some massive matches, with players entertaining the crowd to the core in the past three editions of the competition. The BPL 2016-17 is expected to be the same, with a number of incredible stars in all the seven teams in the competition, which will start from Friday.

The BPL, which is going to take shape for more than a month, has two new franchises -- Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings -- for this edition, which makes the contest even more interesting. However, another team Sylhet Super Stars has been debarred from the competition due to disciplinary reasons.

Click here for BPL 2016 complete squads for all seven teams 

Barisal Bulls, Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites and Rangpur Riders are the other five teams in the BPL. All these teams have been strengthened with the inclusion of some stars in their respective line up for the fourth edition of the BPL. One hopes that the new signings will play a significant role for them this season.

Here is the new revised schedule 

What makes the BPL fascinating is the presence of some of the big stars from world cricket. Stars like Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Thisara Perera, Sohail Tanvir, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo and Shahid Afridi add the glitz factor in the BPL. Retired cricketers like Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara will also feature in the competition.

These foreign cricketers might garner huge eyeballs, but one should not ignore Bangladeshi players like Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Al-Amin Hossain and others, who will try to prove their mettle and shine bright in the competition. With Shakib Al Hasan having been brilliant in the competition ever since its inception, the all-rounder will be keen to make another impact and help Dhaka win the fourth edition of the competition.

Match no.  Date Timings  Matches 
1 4 November 2:30 pm local time  Comilla Victorians v Rajshahi Kings
2 4 November 7:15 pm local time Rangpur Riders v Khulna Titans
3 5 November 2 pm local time  Barisal Bulls v Chittagong Vikings
4 5 November 7 pm local time Comilla Victorians v Dhaka Dynamites
5 6 November 2 pm local time Rangpur Riders v Rajshahi Kings
6 6 November 7pm local time Barisal Bulls vs Khulna Titans
7 8 November 2 pm local time Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites
8 8 November 7pm local time Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings
9 9 November 2 pm local time Khulna Titans v Rajshahi Kings
10  9 November 7:15 pm local time Rangpur Riders v Chittagong Vikings
11 11 November 2:30 pm local time  Comilla Victorians v Barisal Bulls
12  11 November 7:15pm local time Dhaka Dynamites v Rajshahi Kings
13 12 November 2 pm local time  Chittagong Vikings v Khulna Titans
14 12 November 7 pm local time Rangpur Riders v Dhaka Dynamites
15 13 November 2 pm local time Barisal Bulls v Rajshahi Kings
16 13 November 7pm local time Comilla Victorians v Khulna Titans
17 17 November 2 pm local time Dhaka Dynamites v Chittagong Vikings
18 17 November 7pm local time Rangpur Riders Vs Barisal Bulls
19 18 November 2:30 pm local time  Chittagong Vikings vs Rajshahi Kings 
20 18 November 7:15 PM local time Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders 
21 19 November 2 pm local time Dhaka Dynamites v Khulna Titans
22 19 November 7pm local time Comilla Victorians v Rajshahi Kings
23 21 November 2 pm local time Dhaka Dynamites v Rajshahi Kings
24 21 November 7pm local time Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings
25 22 November 2 pm local time Rangpur Riders v Khulna Titans
26 22 November 7pm local time Barisal Bulls v Chittagong Vikings
27 25 November 2:30 pm local time Rangpur Riders v Rajshahi Kings
28 25 November 7:15 pm local time Barisal Bulls v Khulna Titans
29 26 November 2 pm local time Comilla Victorians v Dhaka Dynamites
30 26 November 7pm local time Khulna Titans v Rajshahi Kings
31 27 November 2 pm local time Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites
32 27 November 7pm local time CRangpur Riders v Chittagong Vikings
33 29 November 2 pm local time Comilla Victorians v Barisal Bulls
34 29 November 7pm local time Chittagong Vikings v Khulna Titans
35 30  November 2 pm local time Rangpur Riders v Dhaka Dynamites
36 30 November 7pm local time Barisal Bulls v Rajshahi Kings
37 2 December  2:30 pm local time  Rangpur Riders v Barisal Bulls
38 2 December 7:15 pm local time Dhaka Dynamites v Chittagong Vikings
39 3 December 2 pm local time Comilla Victorians v Khulna Titans
40 3 December 7 pm local time Chittagong Vikings v Rajshahi Kings
41 4 December 2 pm local time Comilla Victorians v Rangpur Riders
42 4 December 7pm local time Dhaka Dynamites v Khulna Titans
43 6 December 2 pm local time Eliminator (3rd vs 4th)
44 6 December 7pm local time 1st Qualifier
45 7 December 7pm local time 2nd Qualifier
46 9 December 7pm local time Final

Venues - Match 1- 16  @ Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

17 - 26 - Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

All remaining matches  @ Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

TV listings: India: Sony Six. Bangladesh: Channel Nine.