Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium,Cumilla
শহীদ ধীরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত স্টেডিয়াম, কুমিল্লা
The stadium on a matchday
Full nameBhasha Shoinik Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium
LocationShaheed Munshi Kabir Uddin Road, Circuit House More, Comilla, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°27′51.82″N 91°10′52.89″E / 23.4643944°N 91.1813583°E / 23.4643944; 91.1813583
OwnerNational Sports Council[1]
OperatorDistrict Sports Council[1][2]
Capacity18,000
Record attendanceThe highest audience attendance of the stadium was over 30,000 in a local T-20 cup tournament.
Field size180 m × 132 m (197 yd × 144 yd)
SurfaceNatural grass
Tenants
Website
www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/56677.html

Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium (Bengali: শহীদ ধীরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত স্টেডিয়াম), also known as Comilla Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is the current home venue of football clubs Dhaka Mohammedan and Abahani Limited Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League. It is also occasionally used for cricket. It is the largest stadium in eastern Bangladesh. The stadium is named after Dhirendranath Datta.

Comilla district sports association said that" in future, there will be floodlight and electric board in the stadium. The work of the contraction on the second floor of the stadium will begin soon " The pitch and the outfield of the stadium is very well. There is a capacity of 18,000 people in this stadium (officially)But the highest audience attendance of the stadium was over 30,000 in a local T-20 cup tournament.

Renovation

In 2016, the Government of Bangladesh appropriated ৳32 crore (US$3.0 million) to renovate the stadium.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "All Others". National Sports Council, Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "জেলা ক্রীড়া সংস্থা | কুমিল্লা জেলা". Archived from the original on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Sports infrastructural development gets priority in new budget". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tk 13.87 billion for youth and sports development". The Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Retrieved 10 December 2018.


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