The Tigers played their last home series against world champions Australia last April to finish a gruelling season as well as completing their first five-year future tour programme (FTP) of the ICC.

Habibul Bashar's men will start their campaign in the new six-year FTP when they meet Zimbabwe in a five-match one-day series in July-August but before that they are expected to visit Kenya to play three one-day internationals.

National selectors have already announced a 19-member preliminary squad bringing in two new faces -- Sakib Al Hasan and Forhad Reza -- into the fold.

Only ace batsman Mohammad Ashraful will miss the start of the camp as he is now playing in the Liverpool League in England.

Under the supervision of coach Dav Whatmore, the cricketers will concentrate on physical fitness training in the first ten days before going to the nets at the Mirpur indoor facilities.