The Boat | |
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| Location | Sector 1, Purbachal Expressway, Purbachal, Dhaka |
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| Coordinates | 23°50′10″N 90°28′53″E / 23.8362°N 90.4815°E |
| Public transit | MRT Line 1 |
| Owner | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Operator | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Executive suites | 120 |
| Capacity | 50,000 (expandable to 70,000)[1] |
| Acreage | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| Surface | Australia grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 28 November 2019 |
| Construction cost | ৳1300 crore (US$110 million) |
| Architect | Populous |
| Main contractors | Populous Rajuk |
| Tenants | |
| Bangladesh national cricket team Dhaka Dynamites (Starting 2026-27 season) | |
Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium (Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা আন্তর্জাতিক ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম) or The Boat is an under-construction cricket stadium located in Sector-1 of multi-billion dollar Purbachal New Town on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]
The stadium is going to be built by Bangladesh Cricket Board and it is the second stadium after sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar which is fully own by BCB. Planned to open in 2026, the stadium will serve as the headquarter of Bangladesh Cricket Board, home to Bangladesh national cricket team and Dhaka franchise of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NSCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Purbachal to be first smart city by 2018". Dhaka Tribune. 2 December 2016.
- ^ "PM wants 70k capacity venue". The Daily Star. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.