Sonargoan Hotel sponsors Test series
Sports Reporter
The upcoming Test series between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be named the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Test Cricket Series, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed at a press conference at the Sonargaon Hotel yesterday.The first Test of the two-match series will be played at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from October 19 while Chittagong will host the second Test from October 26 at the MA Aziz Stadium. But the BCB refused to disclose the amount of money that the five star hotel has paid to win the title sponsorship right citing it as 'confidential'. The Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel signed a deal just weeks ago with the Board as its official hospitality partner for next 19 months, agreeing to provide accommodation at a lower rate. "We will get free accommodation for the Test series besides they will also provide catering in the hospitality boxes, dressing rooms and the press box. And this deal will be more beneficial for us rather than getting cash," said BCB advisor and chairman of commercial committee Aziz Al Kaiser. BCB, however, will bear accommodation expenses of both teams in Chittagong.
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