2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League
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| Dates | 22 November 2015 – 15 December 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCB |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |
 Bangladesh
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| Champions |
 Comilla Victorians
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| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Attendance | 742,000 (21,824 per match) |
| Player of the series |
 Ashar Zaidi (Comilla Victorians) |
| Most runs |
 Kumar Sangakkara (Dhaka Dynamites) |
| Most wickets |
 Kevon Cooper (Barisal Bulls) |
The 2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League, abbreviated as BPL 3 and BRB BPL 2015, was the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a twenty20 cricket league established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2012. The tournament featured six teams during the third season. The season began on Friday, 20 November 2015, with a lavish opening ceremony held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, and the annual kickoff game was held between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders, which resulted with the Rangpur winning by two wickets in last ball finish.
The championship game was held on 15 December 2015, in which Comilla Victorians won the championship by defeating Barisal Bulls by three wickets. Alok Kapali from Comilla Victorians was awarded player of the match in the final for his match winning 39 from 28 balls. Ashar Zaidi was awarded the player of the tournament for his all rounding performance of 215 runs and 17 wickets throughout the tournament. Ashar Zaidi of Comilla Victorians was named Most valuable player (MVP), while Abu Hider was the find of the tournament.
Bangladesh Cricket Board termed the third edition as The Revival of Bangladesh Premier League, as the committee plans to expand the tournament massively during the Fourth season.
The auction was held on 22 October 2015 in Dhaka. Six franchises participated in the draft method. Players from Category A-D were picked in the draft by six teams. The icon players and platinum category players were excluded from the draft process. Chris Gayle was picked up by Barisal Bulls for 1.65 crores (US$210,000). Total 319 players took part in the draft process, and 82 players were drafted. The six icon players were selected through lottery process.
The third season of the tournament was officially launched at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 20 November 2015. During the opening ceremony, All six teams, along with their owners and captains were introduced. The opening ceremony featured live performances from Chirkutt Band, Ayub Bachchu, Momtaz Begum, KK, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Hrithik Roshan. The total cost of the opening ceremony was reported to be 3.5 crores.
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