The government on Monday announced a half-day holiday in the capital on 17 February to facilitate the glitzy opening ceremony of the World Cup Cricket 2011.
\n\u201cThe public holiday has been announced under an executive order
\nfrom 2:00pm on 17 February for the Dhaka city for smooth opening of the\u00a0World Cup Cricket,\u201d an official handout said here Monday.
\nEarlier, the holiday was announced for the whole day.
\nBangladesh, which is co-hosting the mega World Cup cricket for the first time along with two other South Asian countries, India and Sri Lanka, will also host the prestigious opening cere-mony at the Banga-bandhu National Stadium.
\nPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the 14-nation 42-day heavy weight tourney during the colourful opening ceremony that would last for 135 minutes.
\nBangladesh will also host eight World Cup matches, including two quarterfinals, six in Dhaka and two in the port city of Chittagong.<\/p>\n

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