Bangladesh's entertainment and live events industry has undergone a transformation in recent years. Cricket matches at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium draw tens of thousands. Music concerts by popular Bangladeshi artists like Habib Wahid, Shironamhin, Nemesis and Arbovirus fill large venues. Corporate events, comedy shows, cultural festivals and theatre performances are increasingly common in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet.
Online ticketing has made this content more accessible — eliminating the need to queue for hours at box offices. But it has also introduced complexity: multiple platforms with different prices, dynamic pricing systems, and a growing secondary market with significant scam risk.
The most widely used event ticketing platform in Bangladesh. Covers cricket, concerts, theatre, comedy shows and corporate events. Features:
Focuses on cultural events, music concerts, and theatrical performances. Strong for Dhaka-based events.
For Bangladesh cricket home matches, the official BCCI platform (bcb-cricket.com or the BCB app) sells tickets directly. This is the only reliable source for BCB-controlled events — avoid third-party sellers for cricket tickets.
bKash has integrated event ticketing into its app, allowing purchase and storage of event tickets directly within the bKash payment app — convenient for users who already use bKash for all transactions.
Most large venues in Bangladesh use zone-based pricing — different areas of the venue have different prices reflecting view quality, proximity to the stage/pitch and seat quality.
Typical concert zone structure:
Cricket match pricing (international matches at Sher-e-Bangla):
Major events increasingly use dynamic pricing — ticket prices rise as the event date approaches and inventory decreases. For popular events, buying early when tickets first go on sale is almost always cheaper than buying closer to the event date.
For high-demand events (international cricket matches, major concerts), buy in the first 15–30 minutes of the sale window — genuine sell-outs happen this fast.
Your QR code e-ticket is scanned at the venue entrance. Important points:
Bangladesh's event ticketing market has seen a significant increase in ticket fraud, particularly for high-demand events like the BCB's home international series. Protect yourself:
Fake website scams: Fraudsters create websites that look identical to legitimate platforms (Shohoz, BCB) but collect payment without issuing valid tickets. Always verify the URL — official platforms use verified domains.
Facebook Marketplace fraud: "Tickets for sale" posts on Facebook Marketplace are frequently fraudulent. QR code screenshots sold this way may already have been used, or may never have been valid.
Duplicate ticket scams: One person's legitimate QR code is photographed and sold multiple times. The first person to scan it at the venue gets in; everyone else is turned away.
Price gouging on secondary market: For sold-out events, secondary market prices can be 3–10x face value. While this is not illegal, these tickets frequently come with no refund protection and uncertain legitimacy.