National football team reach Bishkek safely

DHAKA - The Bangladesh national football team reached in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, safely at 1.10pm (BST) to take part in the Three-Nation Cup, according to a message received here from Bangladesh Football Federation this afternoon.

All the team members are well. The booters will have their first training session tomorrow (Sunday) at sports city field, Kant City at 3 pm (BST). The team is staying ART Hotel in Bishkek and the local weather is favorable, the message said.

Earlier, a 23-member of Bangladesh national football left for Kyrgyzstan early today (1.40 am).

Bangladesh will play their first match against Palestine on September 5, meet Kyrgyzstan on September 7 in the second match and will play the third and final match against host U-23 team on September 9.

Squad:

Anisur Rahman, Sahidul Alam, Mitul Marma, Topu Barman, Bishwanath Ghosh, Rahmat Mia, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Riyadul Hasan, Yeasin Arafat, Razaul Karim, Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Atikuzzaman, Sohel Rana, Jamal Bhuyan, Saad Uddin, Rakib Hossain, Nayb Md Tahmid Islam, Biplo Ahamed, Mahbubur Rahman, Mohammad Ibrahim, Matin Miah, Suman Reza and Rahbar Wahed Khan.BSS