PM announces Tk 20m cash reward for cricketers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Saturday to give Tk 20 million (2 crore) to Bangladesh cricket team for their outstanding performance in the recent World Cup and thrashing Pakistan in the ODI series and outplaying them also in the one-off T20 match, reports UNB.
"Taka one crore for the excellent performance in the World Cup, while another Taka one crore for the Banglawash of the Pakistan cricket team in the ODI series and defeating them in the lone T20 match," announced Sheikh Hasina, a diehard cricket fan.
The announcement came at a reception she accorded to the Bangladesh cricket team at the PM's official residence Ganabhaban.
She also announced to provide a car for each player who does not have had any such reward from the government by the time and provide accommodation for all of them. "I've asked the officials concerned to look for a good place and we'll construct a building there and provide the players with flats," Hasina said.
"We've won the ODI series and T20 against Pakistan, Inshallah, we'll win the upcoming Test match against Pakistan," she told the cricketers.
She also expressed the high hope to clinch the World Cup one day if the players of the team play like this. "You must keep the trust and confidence in yourselves, you have to think that if anyone else can do you can also do that," she said.
The Prime Minister expressed hope that the Bangladesh team would play well in the upcoming matches with India, Australia, South Africa and West Indies. These teams have schedules to be here in Bangladesh this year.
Describing the three characteristics of the cricket game -- Test, One-Day and T20, Hasina said there should be three batting sides for the three versions of the game.
As part of development of sports in the country, the Prime Minister said the government would build another stadium in the city keeping all modern facilities, including removable pitch like in Australia.
She said there would be another big stadium in Cox's Bazar.
After construction of the Padma Bridge, Hasina said the government had a plan to construct an Olympic Village on the other side of the bridge where there would be a modern cricket stadium, too.