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Situated about half-an-hour's drive outside the city centre, the Chittagong Divisional Stadium was one of the five purpose-built cricket grounds established in the run-up to the 2004 Under-19 World Cup. It was finally granted full international status in January 2006, ahead of Sri Lanka's tour to the country.
Chittagong Division (2010) 15,000 — Shamsul Huda Stadium: Jessore: Khulna Division (2000–2004) 12,000 — Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Ground: Savar: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (2000–2001) Dhaka Division (2002 & 2009) Chittagong Division (2009–2010) 10,000 — Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground: Savar: Chittagong ...
The first match played at the stadium was a Women's One Day International match between Bangladesh and Pakistan on 5 March 2014. It hosted 2 matches of Under-19 One Day International between Bangladesh U-19 and South Africa U-19 .
The MA Aziz Stadium ( Bengali: এম এ আজিজ স্টেডিয়াম; also known as Chittagong Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The local cricket and football teams play there and it is sometimes used by the Bangladesh national football team. [1] Its total capacity is 30,000. [2]
Chittagong Division won the 1999–2000 championship. In 2000–01, Chittagong Division became a first-class team and has continued to compete in the NCL but with no further titles to 2016. The List A One-Day Cricket League began in 2000–01 and ran until 2010–11 when it was terminated. Chittagong Division won the competition once, in 2003–04.
The Chittagong Division is known for its rich biodiversity. Over 2000 of Bangladesh's 6000 flowering plants grow in the region. Its hills and jungles are laden with waterfalls, fast flowing river streams and elephant reserves. St. Martin's Island, within the Chittagong Division, is the only coral island in the country.
The stadium and the outer stadium often remain idle as the venue used to get filled with drainage water and flooding during monsoon season, being situated on low-lying land. In October 2023, BCB at its expense started some renovation work by earth-filling and increasing the height of the playing surface up to 6 feet to avoid the water-logging ...
Stadium Titles Chittagong Division: 1999–2000 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium: 1 Dhaka Division: 1999–2000 Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium: 6 Rangpur Division: 2011–12 Rangpur Cricket Garden: 2 Sylhet Division: 1999–2000 Sylhet International Cricket Stadium: 0