World Cup Cricket venue
The people of Bangladesh are happy to learn that the historic opening ceremony of the 14-Nation World Cup Cricket-2001 will be held at the Bangabandbu National Stadium in Dhaka.
It is reported that the proposed World Cup matches will be at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka and Zahur Ahmed Choudhury Stadium in Chittagong, while Narayanganj Osmani Stadium and Sheikh Naser Stadium in Khulna, have been kept as alternative venues.
Bangladesh will host two quarter-finals and six group stage matches.
It is surprising to learn that there is no such historic venue at Rajshahi, old divisional headquarters, consisting of a total of sixteen districts in the neglected northern region of our country, where there are two stadiums, including the large newly constructed divisional stadium.
I on be half of the people of this northern region, including sports-fans and others, earnestly request the World Cup Cricket-2011 and the International Cricket Council authorities, and our democratic government to include Rajshahi as a venue for this great event.
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