Country’s premier and historic sports venue Bangabandhu National Stadium renamed as National Stadium, Dhaka on Saturday (February 15)
Secretary of National Sports Council (NSC) M Aminul Islam renamed the country’s biggest sports venue issuing a notification on Saturday per approval of the authority concerned.
The stadium was constructed in 1954 at the Palton area of the capital named as “Dhaka Stadium”. Before the Independence of Bangladesh and Pakistan national cricket team played a test match there.
After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the stadium became the center point of all major sports activities and different national programs.
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The SAFF Games, Mini World Cup Cricket (Championship Trophy), Bangladesh’s inaugural test match in 2000, International Cricket and Football matches and tournaments were held at the stadium alongside other sports and national programs.
Later, the Stadium renamed as Bangabandhu National Stadium in place of Dhaka Stadium in 1998 during the Awami League Government.
For the next few years Football shifted to Mirpur Stadium and Cricket at the Dhaka/ Stadium. From 2005, Cricket permanently shifted to Mirpur Stadium and Football and Athletics at the Dhaka Stadium.
On February 12, the NSC also changed the name of 150 upazila stadiums like other government establishment named after the head of previous government and her family.