Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium
Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium or The Boat is an under-construction cricket stadium located in Sector-I of multi-billion dollar Purbachal New Town on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The stadium is a joint venture of National Sports Council and Bangladesh Cricket Board. Planned to open in 2022, the stadium will serve as the home to Bangladesh national cricket team and Dhaka Dynamites of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). It is located in about of land east of Turag River at Purbachal Express Highway. Groundbreaking of the stadium began in November 2019 and is  expected to be completed by December 2022. Upon completion in 2022, The stadium will become the third largest-ever cricket stadium in terms of capacity, and the most expensive cricket stadium in Asia. Overview. SHICS will be developed as a multi-function area. Other than a cricket stadium, the complex will also have indoor sports and water sports facilities. Other than sports facility, transit oriented development with a five star hotel would be developed in the stadium area. An outer stadium with capacity of at least 2,500 spectators will also be developed which can be used for art performances beside  sports. The stadium is being constructed in Sector one of Purbachal New Town, in close proximity to multi-billion dollars Iconic City development project. The stadium will have five story pavilion, 3-tier stands with capacity of 50,000 with and option to add at least 25,000 additional seats. The budget for development of the stadium is estimated at 1100-crores ($130 million), making it the most expensive cricket stadium in Asia. From the budget, 37-crores is allocated towards the development of a separate practice facility for Bangladesh national cricket team. On 24 August 2019, Bangladesh Cricket Board released  notice of "Expression of Interest" (EOI), inviting consultancy firms to submit detailed designs and construction plans for the stadium.