The board has signed a one-year deal with The City Bank Limited which will sell the tickets for the three home series against Sri Lanka, Kenya and Australia.

The Tigers will play two one-day internationals on February 19 and 20 and the second Test against Sri Lanka starting from March 6 at the 20,000-capacity Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, the new international venue of the country.

Chittagong will host the third one-dayer on February 24 and the first Test from February 27 at the 15,000-seat Divisional Stadium, another newly approved venue.

City Bank will sell the tickets from eight branches across the country.

The branches are Dhaka's Principal Office and Gulshan Branch, Chittagong's Regional Office, Khatunganj Branch, Jubilee Road Branch, Pahartali Branch and OR Nizam Road Branch and Bogra Branch at Razabazar.

The ticket-selling for Bogra one-dayers will start from February 16 and for the Test will go on sale on March 1. The tickets for the Chittagong matches will go on sale on February 20.

Abbas Uddin Ahmed, managing director of City Bank, however, said that they would consider one of their Rajshahi branches to sell tickets of the Bogra matches if needed.

"It is a great privilege for our bank to get involved with the country's most popular game for the first time. We will try to continue the ties in future," said Abbas Uddin at a press conference yesterday at a local hotel.

BCB general secretary Mahbubul Anam informed the press that City Bank has earned the rights of ticket-selling as well as sponsoring the scoreboards for Tk 30 lakh.

"We have struck a one-year contract with the bank which means it will cover three home series," said Mahbub.

TICKET RATES FOR BOGRA
ODI: Tk 50 (Gallery), Tk 500 (Club House), Tk 200 (Special Enclosure), Tk 1000 (VIP), Tk 1500 (Non A/C hospitality box, 3rd Floor), Tk 2000 (A/C hospitality box), Tk 1000 (Non A/C hospitality box, ground floor), Tk 1500 (VVIP).

TEST: Tk 20 (Gallery), Tk 100 (Club House), Tk 40 (Special Enclosure), Tk 200 (VIP), Tk 300 (Non A/C hospitality box, 3rd Floor), Tk 500 (A/C hospitality box), Tk 200 (Non A/C hospitality box, ground floor), Tk 500 (VVIP).

TICKET RATES FOR CHITTAGONG
ODI: Tk 30 (gallery), Tk 100 (Special Enclosure, East and West), Tk 500 (VIP), Tk 20,000 (A/C hospitality box, Package).

TEST: Tk 20 (gallery), Tk 40 (Special Enclosure, East and West), Tk 100 (VIP), Tk 20,000 (A/C hospitality box, Package).