Sid Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Cricket captains to ride rickshaws to World Cup opening Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) The rickshaw, the common man's traditional transport in Bangladesh, will occupy the centre stage in Thursday’s Cricket World Cup opening ceremony here. The captains of all participating teams will make a grand entry into a packed Bangabandhu Stadium riding these humble vehicles. “The rickshaw is our traditional transport. It is a part of Bangladesh’s heritage. So, we want to present it before the guests. All 14 skippers will enter the stadium in rickshaws,†tournament director for Bangladesh Ali Ahsan Babu told IANS. Babu said the rickshaws will be brightly decorated and colourful.“Our rickshaws are known for their multi-colours. We will also present before the guests aesthetically designed rickshaws. There will be bright illumination so that the skippers are all visible from even the galleries,†said Babu. He said the rickshaw portion will be the first of the five-part inaugural ceremony that will showcase the culture of the three tournament co-hosts - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Singers Shankar, Ehsan and Loy will also feature in the Indian part of the programme. The Bangladesh presentation would include the war of liberation, excerpts from a famous speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding father. Bangladesh’s language movement that saw the martyrdom of three students for the sake of their mother tongue would also be depicted besides the tribal dances of Chakmas, Rakaines, Marmas, Shautals and Garos. The Bengali New year would also be brought alive through song, dance and visual effects, he said. A saleout crowd of 25,000 will cheer every moment of the 135-minute programme. “We had printed a total of 10,000 tickets of three denominations - 1,000, 10,000 and 20,000 takas. All the tickets were exhausted within a short time. The rest 15,000 include some complimentaries and some given to the government http://www.deccanherald.com/content/138331/cricket-captains-ride-rickshaws-world.html Link to comment
kabira Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 so our team will reach on time for opening ceremony. They may have left late night from Chennai I guess. Link to comment
asterix Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I want to see Munna's photo riding a rickshaw.. Link to comment
Zero_Unit Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 pollution free Hehe ... Right on man! So when they say they will be getting in with rishkwa are the players gonna ride those bikes in the stadium or some other driver will drag their behind in their? Link to comment
DaFan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Opening Ceremony Thread - ICC World Cup 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb 17 Opening Ceremony Thread - ICC World Cup 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb 17 The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 opening ceremony Date: 17 Feb Thursday , 17:50 BDT, 07:15 EST Venue: Dhaka's Bangabandhu National Stadium. Chief Guest: Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Programme A two-hour, 15 minute-long ceremony. Link to comment
DaFan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Sample Trial Show pictures @ BNS Source: Banglacricket Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 7:15 AM on a Week day to watch Bryan Adams perform. Not worth it.. No, not even for Haseena (Atim Bum) Link to comment
DeadMan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 hey Sangakkara Happy journey dude :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
Raghav_12 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I want to see Munna's photo riding a rickshaw.. Trust me, road side people will try to flag him down for a ride to their destinations..:winky: Link to comment
punjabi_khota Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Nice :alienbooty: Link to comment
DaFan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Got class in the morning, so just gonna watch it later. Link to comment
Dravid Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 2 hours 15 mins, can they keep electricity running that long there? Link to comment
Cricket_Guru Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Sahibzada, hmmmmm, legendzada nice :--D Link to comment
panesarv Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 2 hours 15 mins' date=' can they keep electricity running that long there?[/quote'] Unnecessary! Link to comment
KKR88 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 2 hours 15 mins' date=' can they keep electricity running that long there?[/quote'] uncalled for, please dont forget, we r indians, and our country is no better. so dont throw stone when you live in a glass house. showing respect to other countries and especially to our neighbour, who is nt always up on our ass like the other one, will only take us indians higher Link to comment
riasat Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 uncalled for' date=' please dont forget, we r indians, and our country is no better. so dont throw stone when you live in a glass house. showing respect to other countries and especially to our neighbour, [b']who is nt always up on our ass like the other one, will only take us indians higher Lol..!!!! Electricity is a major problem unfortunately, but I can almost bet my life that no untoward incident with power shall occur during any match that bangladesh hosts during the WC... :hatsoff: Link to comment
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