Former legendary leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed will join Bangladesh to guide their leg-spinners in the upcoming Test series against his own country Pakistan, a top official of Bangladesh Cricket Board said.
"He is available for the Pakistan series," BCB's Cricket Operations Committee Chairman Jalal Younus told the reporters.
"He has some programs, so he will be busy till December."
Bangladesh are trying to rope in Mushtaq for a long term basis, Younus reiterated.
"We are in fact trying to have a long-term contract with him after January," he said.
"We are not sure if he is available but if we get his service, we will try our best. We are indeed getting positive vibes," the BCB official added.
Mushtaq supervised Bangladesh's spin bowling unit during the Twenty20 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies.
He thereafter took up a coaching job with the England Under-19 team.
The Bangladesh spinners, especially the leggie Rishad Hossain made giant strides under his guidance which prompted BCB to convince him for a long term job.
The Bangladesh national team are set to leave the country in the second week of August with the first Test starting from August 21 in Rawalpindi.
Karachi will host the second and final Test from August 30.
Meanwhile, Younus informed that head coach Chandika Hathurusingha will return to the country from Australia Friday after which he will join the team's training in Dhaka.
Hathurusingha's return has been deferred twice - initially from July 19 due to an issue with his wife and then from July 26 owing to visa issues.