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Vol. 5 Num 271 Wed. March 02, 2005  
   
Sports


Cricket dug out of BNS
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DON'T BREAK OUR HEARTS! (L) Workers dig into one of the cricket pitches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium as a stunned former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud (R) looks on from the stands yesterday. On this very ground, Mahmud started his playing career some 17 years ago but so many like him will never play another cricket match there as the venue has been handed over permanently to the Bangladesh Football Federation. (Bottom) As if to illustrate that fact, footballers of Premier Division club Arambagh Krira Shangha lose no time in arriving for practice at the much-loved stadium. PHOTO: Anisur Rahman