The journey for the Asian football teams to reach the Olympics have begun in the AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020 Qualifiers after they identified their opponents in the official draw ceremony at the AFC House on Wednesday.
Bangladesh are in group B of the West zone, as they will fight for qualification to the Finals against hosts Bahrain, Palestine, and Sri Lanka.
The Qualifiers have divided the 44 participating teams into two zones of west with 24 teams east with 20 teams.
The 11 group winners and four best second-placed teams among all groups will qualify for the Finals, with the host nation of the Finals receiving automatic qualification.
The 2020 Qualifiers will be held on March 22-26 in 2019.
