Purbachal International Cricket Arena
| Location | Purbachal New Town, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Home club | Dhaka Dynamites |
| County club | Dhaka Division |
| Establishment | 23.8462° N, 90.4972° E |
| Capacity | 70,000 |
| Owner |
Ministry of Sports and Youth Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Contractor | Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha |
| Operator | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Tenants |
Bangladesh national cricket team Bangladesh women's national cricket team Dhaka Dynamites |
| Source: [[1]] | |
Purbachal International Cricket Arena (official name yet to be proposed) is a cricket stadium in Purbachal New Town, Dhaka which is currently under construction. The stadium will host the home matches of Bangladesh national cricket team and BPL Franchise Dhaka Dynamites. Both teams will begin playing at the ground from 2017-2018 season.
The stadium was first proposed in 2015 by Ministry of Sports and Youth as an alternate to existing Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The stadium will hold a capacity of 70,000 with state of art facilities. The stadium is planned to be a part of sports complex in to be build in Purbachal New Town.[2] Upon completion, Dhaka Dynamites will be moved to the ground and Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium will be upgraded to a football stadium.[3] Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha was awarded with the contract for the venue.
References
- ↑ Tusher, Hasan. "PM wants 70k capacity venue". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ Ashraf, Abeeda. "1 lac crowd capacity stadium to be built in Purbachal". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ Karim, Mohosinul. "Two more stadiums by 2017". Retrieved 25 November 2015.