Bangladesh to leave for New Zealand tomorrow

 DHAKA- Bangladesh will leave the country at the early

hours of tomorrow (Thursday) for New Zealand where they will play a two-match
Test series.

   The series is the part of the ICC World Test Championship in which
Bangladesh made a disastrous start by losing two Tests against Pakistan at
home.

   Bangladesh lost the first Test by eight wickets before conceding a
humiliating innings and 8-run defeat in the second Test that ended today
(Wednesday).

   Hours after experiencing that morale-shattering defeat Bangladesh would
have to leave the country. They will in fact leave for Dubai at 1 AM,
tomorrow, on way to New Zealand.

   Bangladesh had already named an 18-member squad for the series. Senior
opener Tamim Iqbal missed the tour due to his injury while ace allrounder
Shakib Al Hasan opted out the series following a family emergency.

   Shakib was named in the squad but was replaced by Fazle Rabbi Mahmud.

   Squad: Mominul Haque (Captain), Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto,
Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Mehidy Hasan
Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Ebadot Hossain,
Shoriful Islam, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Shohidul Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Md
Naim Sheikh, Fazle Rabbi Mahmud.