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Having hosted Pakistan's first ever home Test match, in 1955 when it was called the Dacca Stadium and Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan, the Bangabandhu stadium was also the venue of Bangladesh's inaugural Test match after they became the 10th nation to be awarded Test status.
The Bangabandhu hosted seven Tests in all between 1955 and 1969 before Bangladesh gained independence in 1971. It was also used for the final of the first Asian Test Championship between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in March 1999.
Named after the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the stadium in Dhaka has been a regular venue for one-day internationals in the past couple of years and is widely recognised as the home of cricket in Bangladesh.
A bowl-shaped ground that has also been used for football in the past, the Bangabandhu hosted the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India which began on November 10, 2000.
Located in the north of the main city, the Bangbandhu National Stadium has had floodlights since 1998 and is now capable of holding a capacity of 36,000 spectators.
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