Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated India first Day-Night Test by ringing the Eden Gardens Bell just before the start of play at 1 p.m. on Friday before a sellout crowd at the giant stadium.
A special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her entourage landed at the NSC Bose International Airport amid tight security.
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PM Sheikh Hasina was received at the airport by Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Firhad Hakim, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das.