Barisal Divisional Stadium

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Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium
শহীদ আব্দুর রব সেরনিয়াবাত স্টেডিয়াম
Barisal Cricket Stadium
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Barisal Divisional Stadium
Location Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates 22°41′11.24″N90°22′5.44″E / 22.6864556°N 90.3681778°E / 22.6864556; 90.3681778
Owner National Sports Council [1]
Operator National Sports Council [1]
Capacity 30,000
Acreage 29.15
SurfaceGrass [2]
Construction
Built1966
Tenants
Barisal Division
Fortune Barishal
Kirtankhola FC

Barisal Divisional Stadium (also known as ShaheedAbdur Rab Serniabad Stadium) is a multi-purpose district stadium in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for football and cricket matches. The stadium can hold up to 30,000 people. [3] District and national level cricket and football games are usually organized here. Its area of 29.15 acres, makes it the largest stadium in Bangladesh by size.

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History

In 1966, a facility called 'Barisal District Stadium' was started on Band Road in Barisal city for organizing sports events. [4]

In 2006, the venue was developed into a multi-purpose stadium by constructing a gallery for spectators, a five-storey pavilion, and a media center alongside installing floodlights at a cost of ৳23 crore (equivalent to ৳74 croreorUS$6.1 million in 2023) and the venue was renamed as Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabat Stadium. [5]

The stadium hosted its first youth international cricket match between Bangladesh U-19 and Sri Lanka U-19 on 26 October 2019. [6]

In September 2021, ৳65 crore (US$5.3 million) were granted to renovate the stadium in line with international standards.

Usage

This stadium is most commonly used for playing football and cricket. It is used for The District Gold Cup, [7] Premier League Football, and District Premier League to Third Division Cricket League.

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References

  1. 1 2 "All Others". National Sports Council, Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Barishal gears up for U-19 fixture". New Age. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Barisal Divisional Stadium". Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Gameless Stadium". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. ↑ চলছে নানা উন্নয়নমূলক কার্যক্রম [Various developmental work is going on](MP4) (Motion icture) (in Bengali). Barisal: Ekhon TV. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Nuruzzaman, Md. "Barishal cricket stadium gears up to host 1st Int'l team". Bangladesh Sangbad Samsthan. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ↑ বরিশাল জেলা প্রশাসক গোল্ডকাপ ফুটবলের উদ্বোধন. Jago News 24. 2023-02-20. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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