Shaheed A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman Stadium (), also known as Rajshahi Divisional Stadium is a multi-use

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Rajshahi Rajshahi (, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major Urban area, urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi Distr ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. The stadium is named after AHM Qumaruzzaman, who was one of the four national leaders.

History

It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium has capacity for 15,000 spectators and was built in 2004. The venue has hosted three group stage matches of

2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament played in Bangladesh from 15 February to 5 March 2004. It was the fifth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup and the first to be held in Banglades ...

and four matches of

2010 South Asian Games The 2010 South Asian Games, officially the XI South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event that took place from 29 January to 8 February 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was the third time that the Bangladeshi capital hosted the South Asian ...

. Three one-day international and one Twenty20 match between Under-19 cricket team of Bangladesh and Pakistan were held in 2023 after a long 13-year gap. The stadium recently got funding from the government to increase its

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and make major improvements on the field. The stadium will be leased by the BPL's local franchise

Rajshahi Kings Durbar Rajshahi () is a Bangladeshi franchise Twenty20 cricket team. The team is based in Rajshahi in Bangladesh and competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket competition. The team is currently owned by the V ...

to use it as the home field for the team. It is the largest stadium of Northern Bangladesh. It is also the home ground of

Rajshahi division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

in the

National Cricket League The National Cricket League () is the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in Bangladesh. It is contested by teams representing seven of the eight regional divisions of Bangladesh (there is no team from Mymensingh Division) as well as ...

. Beside this stadium, the Clemon Cricket Academy is situated.

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External links

* http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/ground/56669.html Info on venue. Cricket grounds in Bangladesh Sport in Rajshahi Memorials to Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman Sports venues in Rajshahi

History

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