BBC: Jubilant cricket fans in Bangladesh

cricket_pagol · #1 April 8, 2007, 02:41 AM

Jubilant fans flocked to the streets despite an official ban

Jubilant cricket fans in Bangladesh have taken to the streets of the capital, Dhaka, to celebrate a World Cup victory over South Africa. Thousands of Bangladeshis partied throughout the night after the team's surprise victory in a match which ended after 0300 local time (2100 GMT).
Celebrations continued despite an official ban on public gatherings.
Bangladesh beat South Africa, the world's top-ranked one-day cricket side, by 67 runs in Guyana.
After batting first and scoring a Bangladeshi World Cup record score of 251-8, the Tigers then bowled out South Africa for just 184.
The head of the country's interim government, Fakhruddin Ahmed, offered his congratulations.
Newspapers printed special editions congratulating the team, which also beat India in the first round of the competition.
National celebration
In Dhaka, fans lit firecrackers, hooted car horns and waved national flags on the streets of the cricket-crazy capital.
Bangladesh has been under emergency rule since January and public rallies are banned.
But a local police chief said officers did not enforce the ban overnight, saying that "the whole nation was in a celebration mood", the AFP news agency reported.
"We are now on top of the world," said Waji Ullah, a student at Dhaka University told the French agency.
"We have proved that we are competent to take on any team in the world. We are no minnows, but now a real giant killer," student Anwarul Azim was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.
There were also celebrations at other cities around the country of more than 150 million people.

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cricket_pagol · #2 April 8, 2007, 02:43 AM

We are missing the wild celebrations in bangladesh

sar2005 · #3 April 8, 2007, 03:54 AM

Yeah, missing home desperately!

nmhimal · #4 April 8, 2007, 04:35 AM

always miss home and the wild celebrations in bangladesh. I will there at 2011 WC to see our team become WC champion.

Shehwar · #5 April 8, 2007, 04:46 AM

Man! I wish I was back home...Can anyone pls upload any celebration video in youtube if possible....

cricket_pagol · #6 April 8, 2007, 04:47 AM

Tigercricket has posted some pictures from Guyana... they are pretty cool!!!!

http://www.tigercricket.com/tigerimg.aspx

sar2005 · #7 April 8, 2007, 05:56 AM

I really like the one with caption -

1. "The Bangladesh players are being clapped at by the locals as they arrive at a restaurant for dinner on Saturday. "

2. Bangladesh's 'awesome threesome' left-arm spinners consisting of Mohammed Rafique, Abdur Razzakand Shakib Al Hasan.

3. The Bangladesh flag brought in by fans flying proudly at the Providence

Thanks Cricket Pagol.