Time News Desk: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has requested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for a tax exemption on the import of materials required to build the Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium, BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon said in a press conference yesterday.
The final schematics for the stadium were submitted to the BCB last month and the design will be finalised in about three months' time according to BCB sources.
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"Due to the sudden devaluation of the Taka against the US Dollar, what should cost 200 crore is costing 500 crore. A majority of the things will be imported. No board spends their own money to build stadiums but we will be doing it with our own money. We know the government will help us if we ask, but we don't want to put that burden on the government so we will do it ourselves. We can ask for an exemption on the tax of imported products since we are doing it with our own money," Nazmul said, adding that he expected the request to be granted.
The stadium capacity will be "45k to 50k" and will include a green gallery.
