Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium ( bn, শহীদ ধীরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত স্টেডিয়াম ), also known as Comilla Stadium, is a
multi-purpose stadium located in
Comilla, Bangladesh. It is the current home venue of
Dhaka Mohammedan and
Chittagong Abahani Limited
Chittagong Abahani Limited ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী লিমিটেড), also spelled as Chattogram Abahani or Chittagong Abahoni, is a sports club based in Chittagong, Bangladesh. A wing of Abahani Limited was ...
in
Bangladesh Premier League Football. It is also occasionally used for cricket. It is the largest stadium in eastern Bangladesh. The stadium is named after
Dhirendranath Datta
Dhirendranath Datta (2 November 1886 – disappeared 29 March 1971)
was a Bengali lawyer by profession who was also active in the politics of undivided Bengal in pre-partition India, and later in East Pakistan (1947–1971).
Early life
Datta ...
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Comilla district sports association said that" in future, there will be floodlight and electric board in the stadium. The work of the contraction on the second floor of the stadium will begin soon " The pitch and the outfield of the stadium is very well. There is a capacity of 18,000 people in this stadium (officially)But the highest audience attendance of the stadium was over 30,000 in a local T-20 cup tournament.
Renovation
In 2016, the
Government of Bangladesh appropriated to renovate the stadium.
See also
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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 ...
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List of football stadiums in Bangladesh
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List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh
References
Football venues in Bangladesh
Cricket grounds in Bangladesh
Cumilla
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