Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, National cricket stadium in Mirpur, Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium is a modern sports facility in Mirpur that serves as Bangladesh's primary international cricket venue. The complex features a large playing ground surrounded by concrete stands that accommodate thousands of spectators.
Built in late 1988 for football, the ground hosted matches of the 1988–89 Asian Club Championship. The Bangladesh Cricket Board took it over in 2004, replacing Bangabandhu National Stadium as the national teams' home, and the redeveloped ground's first international came in December 2006. Floodlights were added in 2009.
The ground is named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Bengali statesman honoured with the title Sher-e-Bangla, "Tiger of Bengal". Locals still call it Mirpur Stadium, after the Dhaka neighbourhood and sector 6 where it stands. Its Bengali name is শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম.
The ground lies in Sector 6 of Mirpur, about 10 km from central Dhaka, and measures 186 m by 136 m. Because it was built for football and athletics, the field is rectangular; the old red clay track was dug out to a depth of about three feet, PVC pipes were laid, and the surface was refilled with rock chips, sand and grass. The slope from wicket to boundary is even, a difference of 29 inches, and floodlights installed in 2009 allow day-night matches.
Beneath the stadium stands, triangular spaces house furniture shops that create an unexpected commercial zone within the sports complex. This unconventional use of space shows how the venue serves multiple purposes beyond cricket.
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