Mohammad Mithun, president of the Cricketers' Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), says the board is planning long-term financial support for domestic cricketers rather than a short-term fix for this year's absent Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
"There's no arrangement right now — nor will there be — to fully make up players' losses through some alternative to the BPL," Mithun said. "Nothing is replacing the BPL."
"The discussion focused more on how much financial benefit players can get through our regularly scheduled competitions, like the NCL or BCL," he added.
Mithun said CWAB had consulted national team captains, including those currently abroad, before submitting a proposal to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), which offered two options in response.
"One was taking temporary financial support in place of the BPL, and the other was thinking long-term, which would benefit 150-200 cricketers," Mithun said.
"After discussing it with our white-ball and red-ball captains and all senior players, we reached a decision. Instead of thinking only of 50-70 players, we decided to focus on how 150-200 players could benefit in the future.
"Rather than thinking about this year's temporary benefit, we thought about the future, so that our next generation of players can benefit even more," he added.
On what form that benefit will take, Mithun said CWAB had pushed the board for clarity following the BPL's absence this year, though details remain forthcoming.
"The board will announce what the benefit will be. Our demand was — since the BPL isn't happening, what plan is there for that. Hopefully everything turns out well."
Mithun linked the push to years of instability around domestic pay. He said cricketers' livelihoods should not depend solely on the BPL or the Premier League.
"Over the past five years, the Premier League and BPL have become very irregular. Since COVID, we've faced a lot of trouble regarding these tournaments and pay," Mithun said.
"The cricket board will organise something that ensures our financial stability. After that, of course, we want to play the BPL and Premier League regularly again, as before, so players can benefit even more," he added.
On concrete steps, Mithun pointed to match fees as one lever the board could use to make domestic cricket financially viable year-round for players.
"For instance, raising match fees across tournaments to a respectable level so a player can live comfortably all year round.
"The board has responded positively on all our points. This will be passed very soon in a BCB board meeting, and the board will let you know what steps they're taking for the players."
Asked about the outlook for next year's BPL, Mithun said cricketers wanted this year's edition to go ahead too, but accepted that was no longer possible.
"We certainly want it to happen this year, but since it isn't, we'll want it to definitely happen next year. That's our demand, and it's also the cricket board's responsibility to make sure such major tournaments never stop happening."