The Bangladesh Army Stadium (formerly the Ershad Army Stadium) is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...
.
It is currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches, and hosts the home sport matches of the
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000. In 2021 Pandemic, this stadium used for Covid testing venue, for the people going abroad.
See also
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List of football stadiums in Bangladesh
The following is a list of football stadiums in Bangladesh, Currently, stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included.
Current stadiums
See also
* List of Asian stadiums by capacity
* List of association football stadiums by capacity
R ...
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Stadiums in Bangladesh
Various types of sports are played in different districts of Bangladesh.The following locations (Absolute location) are sporting grounds (specially football and cricket ) of different districts in Bangladesh.
See also
*List of cricket grounds ...
References
Football venues in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Army
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