Four hundred flood light bulbs of Rajshahi Divisional Stadium are being taken to Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka for holding the day-night tri- series in June.

The decision was taken in order to prepare the Mirpur venue eligible for the international cricket match in a low cost of about Tk 2 crore. For holding international cricket matches, there must be 2200 lax lights (light unit) from the floodlight towers, but the Mirpur venue now has only 800 lax lights, as it was prepared as a football stadium.

“The present floodlights of Mirpur Stadium are eligible for holding football matches, not for cricket. This is why, floodlight bulbs of Rajshahi will be taken to Mirpur for a short period of time”, said Badruddin Ahmed, deputy director, National Cricket Council of Rajshahi.

“This would save around Tk 10 crore for fresh purchase of floodlights”, he said.

Activities for taking the bulbs have already started as concerned officials visited the spots and figured out methods of transferring the bulbs, he informed adding that the bulbs would be reinstalled at Rajshahi at end of the international matches.

It was learned that NEO Sports, television rights holders of any international match held in Bangladesh, have asked for the lights since India have pressed to play under lights.

Earlier Bangladesh Cricket Board sought permission of National Cricket Council for the shifting of bulbs and the plan was approved last week.

The floodlight shifting works will be ended with June 1. The tri-nation one-day series among India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is scheduled to be held between June 8 and 15.