Sheikh Kamal Stadium ( bn, শেখ কামাল স্টেডিয়াম) is a

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in Nilphamari,

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. It is located on the opposite of Nilphamari Government College and is occasionally used for national day parade and handball games. The stadium, built in 1984, took on a new look after huge renovation works were completed in 2018 with approximately Taka 14 crore being spent on building up nearly 750 square-feet of gallery, a new VIP stand, earth filling, and planting fresh grass among other tasks. The seating capacity of the stadium has been subsequently increased to 20,000. Like other public stadiums, this venue is also owned by National Sports Council (NSC) of Bangladesh, and managed by District Sports Association of Nilphamari. On 12 November 2017 National Sports Council has renamed this stadium from ''Nilphamari District Stadium'' to Sheikh Kamal Stadium after

Sheikh Kamal Sheikh Kamal (5 August 1949 – 15 August 1975) was the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh and the younger brother of Sheikh Hasina, the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Early life and education Kamal com ...

. This is the 14th venue used for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches.

Hosting international events

* The

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played a

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on 29 August 2018 against

Sri Lanka national football team The Sri Lanka national football team ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම, ta, இலங்கை தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி) represents Sri Lanka in Association football an ...

in front of a packed stadium. It was the first ever international friendly hosted by this stadium. * On 21 September 2018, The venue hosted the international club friendly match between Bashundhara Kings and

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of Maldives.

Current status (2018–present)

The stadium served as the home ground of

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, a football team which plays in the

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in 2018.

Attendance record

Although the stadium has the capacity for 20,000; but 21,359 tickets were sold for

versus

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international friendly match. it remains the highest capacity crowd in the stadium's history.

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Hosting international events

Current status (2018–present)

Attendance record

See also

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