The players auction for the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League was held on 19 January 2012 at the Hotel Radisson, Dhaka. Each franchise could sign a total of 10 local players and 8 foreign players, and could play no more than 5 foreign players in each match. Each franchise will also have one domestic icon player in their team. Players were allowed to set their base price between $20,000 and $100,000.
Domestic players with top three base prices for the auction are listed below: Icon players will receive 15% salary more than the highest cost local player.
International players with one of the top two base prices for the auction are listed below:
List of bought players.
These players remained unsold at the auction.
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Many franchises signed players after draft as replacements for contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under BPL rules, the replacements had to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the January auction, and could not be paid more than the players they are replacing, though they can be paid less.