The Bangladesh Cricket Board started selling tickets for the Bangladesh Premier League following a demonstration by hundreds of eager fans outside the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Sunday afternoon.
Fans can purchase tickets online or in person, with sales already underway at different places close to the venue.
Online buyers can access tickets through the official website (www.gobcbticket.com.bd).
Hard copies of tickets are being sold at designated Modhumoti Bank branches.
On Sunday, tickets were available between 4pm and 6pm.
On Monday, the opening day of the BPL, sales will continue from 10am to 4pm.
The branches facilitating sales include those located in Mirpur, Motijheel, Uttara, Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Kamrangir Char, and VIP Road in Paltan.
Fans are advised to visit the branch closest to them during the specified hours.
The price of the tickets varies based on seating categories.
Premium seats at the Grand Stand, both lower and upper levels, will cost Tk2,000.
Tickets for the International Gallery North (Media Block) and International Lounge South (Corporate Block) are available for Tk1,000, while seats in the International Gallery South (Corporate Block) are priced at Tk800.
The Club House stands, both North and South, are available at Tk500, and for Southern or Northern Galleries, tickets are priced at Tk300, while most affordable tickets are at Eastern Gallery which costs Tk200.
For the first time, BCB designated an area as a “Zero Waste Zone”, where around 300 seats are available for Tk600 each.
BPL will kick off with the match between Fortune Barishal, the defending champions and newcomer, Durbar Rajshahi, at 1:30pm Monday.
On the other match of the opening day, Dhaka Capitals will take on Rangpur Riders at 7:00pm at the same venue.
