A colourful opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 awaits cricket fans on Thursday at the country's premier sports venue, Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS), in the capital Dhaka, reports UNB.
The 135-minute opening ceremony of the mega sports event will start at 6pm local time soon after Magrib prayers. Star singer Bryan Adams and India's celebrated singer Sonu Nigam will be the main attraction of the ceremony.
However, the pre-show segment of the ceremony will start at about 4:30 pm, where eight leading local singers -- four men and four women - will perform during the 50-minute presentation before the main event, reports UNB.
Bangladesh music legends Runa Laila and Sabina Yasmin, and a folk singer Momtaz Begum will also render songs at the event.
The theme song of the ceremony - Dey Ghumake - will be presented in Bangla, Hindi and Sri Lankan language by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy, a team of three Indian music directors.
Country's sports loving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially declare the 14-team, 42-day mega event open at a colourful ceremony in the evening after a welcome song - Welcome the World.
Apart from the Prime Minister, Finance Minister AMA Muhith and State
Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar will also speak at the opening ceremony. President of ICC and President of BCB will also make speeches.
After the speech session, captains of all the 14 participating teams will enter the stadium on board a well-decorated and specially-made traditional vehicle - rickshaw.
In presence of the captains, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the show by pressing the switch-on button to unveil the portrait of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on a giant screen set up on the wall of the Bangladesh Development Bank Limited adjoining the eastern gallery of the stadium.
The opening ceremony will feature fireworks display, laser and holographic shows, LED kites and massive coordinated fireworks. The whole programme has been divided into five segments.
Famous artistes, both legendary and contemporary from the region and beyond will also attend the event which is being organised by Indian event management firm Wizcraft. Asiatic is its local partner.
Each country is assigned a specific time-slot to showcase their culture, heritage and heroes. Bangladesh's stint will be of 20 minutes while India and Sri Lanka will perform for 12 minutes each.
The Bangladeshi segment will highlight all aspects of the country's culture, heritage and history including the Language Movement of 1952, the Liberation War in 1971 and the historic 7th March speech of Bangabandhu.
Some 2,500 students from city schools and colleges and 3,500 members of Bangladesh Armed Forces will perform at the opening ceremony under the guidance of famous Indian choreographer Santosh Shetji.
The ceremony will be concluded with massive fireworks.
A good number of leading Bangladeshi personalities are involved in the planning and execution of the event. A number of new generation Bangladeshi musicians will perform in the ceremony.
The 135-minute opening ceremony of the mega sports event will start at 6pm local time soon after Magrib prayers. Star singer Bryan Adams and India's celebrated singer Sonu Nigam will be the main attraction of the ceremony.
However, the pre-show segment of the ceremony will start at about 4:30 pm, where eight leading local singers -- four men and four women - will perform during the 50-minute presentation before the main event, reports UNB.
Bangladesh music legends Runa Laila and Sabina Yasmin, and a folk singer Momtaz Begum will also render songs at the event.
The theme song of the ceremony - Dey Ghumake - will be presented in Bangla, Hindi and Sri Lankan language by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy, a team of three Indian music directors.
Country's sports loving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially declare the 14-team, 42-day mega event open at a colourful ceremony in the evening after a welcome song - Welcome the World.
Apart from the Prime Minister, Finance Minister AMA Muhith and State
Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar will also speak at the opening ceremony. President of ICC and President of BCB will also make speeches.
After the speech session, captains of all the 14 participating teams will enter the stadium on board a well-decorated and specially-made traditional vehicle - rickshaw.
In presence of the captains, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the show by pressing the switch-on button to unveil the portrait of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on a giant screen set up on the wall of the Bangladesh Development Bank Limited adjoining the eastern gallery of the stadium.
The opening ceremony will feature fireworks display, laser and holographic shows, LED kites and massive coordinated fireworks. The whole programme has been divided into five segments.
Famous artistes, both legendary and contemporary from the region and beyond will also attend the event which is being organised by Indian event management firm Wizcraft. Asiatic is its local partner.
Each country is assigned a specific time-slot to showcase their culture, heritage and heroes. Bangladesh's stint will be of 20 minutes while India and Sri Lanka will perform for 12 minutes each.
The Bangladeshi segment will highlight all aspects of the country's culture, heritage and history including the Language Movement of 1952, the Liberation War in 1971 and the historic 7th March speech of Bangabandhu.
Some 2,500 students from city schools and colleges and 3,500 members of Bangladesh Armed Forces will perform at the opening ceremony under the guidance of famous Indian choreographer Santosh Shetji.
The ceremony will be concluded with massive fireworks.
A good number of leading Bangladeshi personalities are involved in the planning and execution of the event. A number of new generation Bangladeshi musicians will perform in the ceremony.
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