Bangladesh have been drawn in Group H of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers alongside Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The Group H games will be held in Thailand from September 4-12 this year.
The draw ceremony of the first phase of the qualifying round was held in Kuala Lumpur Thursday.
A total of 43 countries split into 11 groups - 10 of four teams and one of three sides - will compete in the qualifying round in their respective centralized venues.
From the qualifiers, 11 group champions and four best runners-up sides will qualify for the 16-team final round, scheduled to be hosted by Qatar between April 15 to May 3 next year.
The top three teams of the final round will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Groupings
Group A: Jordan (Hosts), Syria, Oman, Brunei
Group B: South Korea (H), Myanmar, Krygyzstan, Qatar
Group C: Vietnam (H), Singapore, Yemen, Guam
Group D: Japan, Bahrain (H), Palestine, Pakistan
Group E: Uzbekistan (H), Iran, Hong Kong, Afghanistan
Group F: Iraq, Kuwait (H), Timor Leste, Macau
Group G: UAE, India, Maldives, China (H)
Group H: Thailand (H), Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines
Group I: Australia, Tajikistan (H), Laos, North Korea
Group J: Saudi Arabia (H), Cambodia, Lebanon, Mongolia
Group K: Turkmenistan, Indonesia (H), Chinese Taipei
