Bangladesh begin Hockey World League preparation Tuesday

The national training camp for the second round of the Men's Federation of International Hockey World League begins on Tuesday afternoon. Host Bangladesh have been grouped together alongside Canada, Oman and Fiji and their matches will be held in Dhaka in March this year. Bangladesh's recent success in the U-18 Asia Cup Hockey saw five freshers from the junior team - Biplob, Mahbub, Sabuj, Shishir and Rakin – get included in the latest national squad. Goalkeeper Abu Sayeed Nippon also returned to the squad. Meanwhile, the hockey federation is planning to hold a training camp as well as warm-up matches in South Africa ahead of the tournament.SquadZahid, Asim Gope, Abu Sayeed Nippon, Biplob, Babu, Farhad, Mamunur Rahman Chayan, Ashraful, Khorshedur Rahman, Imran, Sarwar, Romman Sarkar, Naeem, Kamruzzaman, Russel Mahmud Jimmy, Mainul Islam Kaushik, Pushkor Khisa Mimo, Arshad, Milon, Krishna, Tapash, Emon, Hasan Jubair Niloy, Rabbi, Mahbub, Sabuj, Shishir and Rakin