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Vol. 5 Num 423 Thu. August 04, 2005  
   
Sports


Saquib Al Hasan to skipper BD U-17


Talented all-rounder Saquib Al Hasan will lead the Bangladesh Under-17 side that would take part in the Under-17 International Golden Hope Challenge competition in Malaysia starting from August 21.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board named a 14-member squad on Wednesday for the tournament where Sri Lanka and Malaysia are the other teams.

BCB High Performance Manager Alister de Winter (Team Operations Manager), Shahidul Alam Ratan (coach) and Athar Ali Khan (National Selector) will accompany the team as officials.

The U-17 side leaves Dhaka on August 18.

TEAM
Saquib Al Hasan (Captain), Shorwardhi Shuvo (vice-captain), Amit Majumder, Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammad Sajib, Iftekhar Nayeem Adib, Raihan Anas, Hamidul Islam, Safayet Hossain, Mokter Ali, Farhad Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Raihan Uddin and Rumman Islam.

Stand-by: Sayeed Apu and Nasir Hossain.