The Bangabandhu National Stadium outer ground, also known as the Paltan ground, is likely to have artificial turf installed on it. The Ministry of Youth and Sports has taken the initiative to set up a AstroTurf in December alongside a modern training center and gymnasium.
Arif Khan Joy, the Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports and former Bangladesh footballer, confirmed, “Paltan ground will wear a new look with the synthetic turf and the pioneer football league will be held there while the club officials can also train their players for a fixed fee.”
At present BFF has only one AstroTurf at Arambag while another is being considered for the Kamalapur Stadium after National Sports Council leased the venue for 20 years.
The venue had two galleries at north and west end before the then government dismantled them in 1991-92 to annex it to the stadium complex. The second and third division league matches took place regularly at the venue, but this stopped after every kind of political rallies and meetings at the ground were banned by the government in 2009.
Meanwhile, it was learned that a local agent of a German company named The Modern Builders International Limited will visit the venue today.
