A R Rahman to mesmerize ‘Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100’ today

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Staff Reporter :
As part of celebration of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is organizing a concert titled as ‘Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100’ on Tuesday at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka.
AR Rahman, the Indian superstar of the music world, will entertain Bangladeshis. More than a hundred of his associates are already travelling to Bangladesh to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Oscar-winning artiste will take to the stage on Tuesday evening to spread the melody.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina graced to be present on the occasion as chief guest and deliver her valuable speech, according to the organizers. The Prime Minister, daughter of Bangabandhu, is scheduled to appear at the venue at 7:00pm.
According to the schedule, popular band Miles will perform in the first slot of the show at 6:00pm. After that, popular folk musician Mamtaz Begum will appear on the stage. AR Rahman will take the stage in the second slot of the five-hour long concert. He will rock the stage from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
The concert is being sponsored by Bashundhara Group. The entire programme will be broadcast live on the private satellite channel News 24.
BCB Director Jalal Younus said, “Musician AR Rahman means melody wafting down the stage. Wherever he sets foot in the world, the spectators become hyped. His skyrocketing popularity in Dhaka is nothing new. The music maestro has been seen in various cricket festivals in Mirpur earlier. He is also the centerpiece of this year’s event along with the local renowned artistes.”
AR Rahman arrived in Dhaka on Sunday with his troupe comprising more than one hundred companions, he added.
In the meantime, BCB has completed almost all the preparations. The stage has been built over a large part of the stadium. Seating arrangements for ten thousands of visitors were ensured in front of the stage. Tickets are being sold in three categories.
The year-long celebration of Mujib’s birth centenary is nearing its end. Almost all the government and non-government organizations of the country have decorated the birth centenary of Bangabandhu with various arrangements.
The BCB’s plan was also quite stylish. Cricket matches were planned by forming two teams – World XI and Asia XI but the Covid-19 played spoilsports. However, the concert plan arranged with AR Rahman at the last moment is going as per the plan.
The event ‘Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100’ will begin with the national anthem at 6:15pm on Tuesday. The music lovers will be able to enter the field by showing scheduled tickets from 3:00pm. Tickets are being sold in three categories – minimum Tk 1,000, Gold category at Tk 5,000 and Platinum category at Tk 10,000.

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