tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29819852.post-22492219768187138332007-11-17T09:59:00.000Z2007-11-17T10:49:05.236Z2007-11-17T10:49:05.236ZWith the rise of cricket in Bangladesh, there has been a flurry of stadiums built all over Bangladesh. In 2004, Bangladesh hosted the Under 19 Cricket World Cup where many new Divisional Cricket stadiums were created but to be used for cricket.<br /><br />However, there are still a few stadiums in Bangladesh, which are still exclusive to football:<br /><ol><li>Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in Dhaka, built in the 1950's with a capacity of 36,000, and only FIFA approved international football venue in the country.</li><li>M.A. Aziz stadium in Chittagong, built in the 1950's with a capacity of 20,000.</li><li>Kamlapur Stadium in Dhaka, built in 2003 with a capacity of 20,000 which plays host to league matches which are not played at the BNS.<br /></li></ol><strong>Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) - Dhaka</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7Cml-VN1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/q-yLDYO5x-k/s1600-h/BNS1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7Cml-VN1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/q-yLDYO5x-k/s320/BNS1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133754593533310802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7C8l-VN2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/7vXzEFuvr8g/s1600-h/BNS2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7C8l-VN2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/7vXzEFuvr8g/s320/BNS2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133754971490432866" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>M.A. Aziz Stadium - Chittagong</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7DG1-VN3I/AAAAAAAAAAc/OlYYd3Zw7JQ/s1600-h/MA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7DG1-VN3I/AAAAAAAAAAc/OlYYd3Zw7JQ/s320/MA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133755147584092018" border="0" /></a><br />Local to Sylheti's, which are used for football (jointly with cricket), are the following stadiums:<br /><ol><li>M.A.G Osmani Stadium in Sylhet, built in the 1960's with a capacity of 20,000.</li><li>M. Safiur Rahman Stadium in Moulvibazar, built in 2005 with a capacity of 15,000.<br /></li></ol><strong>M.A.G Osmani Stadium - Sylhet</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7DoF-VN4I/AAAAAAAAAAk/W6ukMuueWRc/s1600-h/Sylhet1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7DoF-VN4I/AAAAAAAAAAk/W6ukMuueWRc/s320/Sylhet1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133755718814742402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7EIF-VN5I/AAAAAAAAAAs/jrSQVyZkvoE/s1600-h/Sylhet2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7EIF-VN5I/AAAAAAAAAAs/jrSQVyZkvoE/s320/Sylhet2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133756268570556306" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>M. Safiur Rahman Stadium - Moulvibazar</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7Eo1-VN6I/AAAAAAAAAA0/8tOQAf6Gbik/s1600-h/Mb1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mGFB744NL_Q/Rz7Eo1-VN6I/AAAAAAAAAA0/8tOQAf6Gbik/s320/Mb1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133756831211272098" border="0" /></a><br />For more information on Bangladesh stadiums, visit <a href="http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/bangladesh.shtml">World Stadiums</a> where I have passed all the info I have on stadiums in Bangladesh and will be adding more pics to very soon.Anamul Hassanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07006332894112926066noreply@blogger.com1