Holiday in Bangladesh to mark celebrations (1 Jun 1999)

1 May 1999

Holiday in Bangladesh to mark celebrations

Hasan Saeed

DHAKA, May 31: Bangladesh erupted into euphoria over its most unexpected but deserving victory against cricket giants Pakistan in their World Cup encounter today.

As the commentator announced the victory of the Bengal tigers capital Dhaka turned into a mini carnival with crackers exploding and men and women, old and young took to the streets cheering and singing .

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the team for the grand success and ordered holiday Tuesday to mark the occasion.

Shakeel Anwar, a commentator for English daily The Independent responding to the just won victory for Bangladesh said " this is a great moment for the country which till the other day was not considered seriously for quality cricket. Todays victory has proved that Bangladesh has come of age.

Source :: The Dawn (www.dawn.com)