The Bangladesh squad for the ACC U-19 Asia Cup organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has been finalized. In this year's Asia Cup, Bangladesh is in Group 'B', where the Tigers will face Sri Lanka, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates. Besides, Afghanistan and Nepal are in 'A' group along with India and Pakistan.

The host of this year's Youth Asia Cup is Dubai, the elite city of the United Arab Emirates. On December 8, with India-Afghanistan and Pakistan-Nepal matches, the tournament will start. Bangladesh will play their first match on December 9, against the hosts.

Then they will face Japan on December 11 and Sri Lanka on December 13. The top two teams from each group will play the semi-finals on December 15. The final will be held on December 17 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The pre-final matches will be held at the ICC Academy grounds.

Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby will lead the Bangladesh team in the tournament. There are 15 cricketers in the main squad and Mohammad Rizan Hasan, Naeem Ahmed and Mohammad Jehadul Haque Jehad as standbys.

Squad: Ashiqur Rahman Shibli, Jishan Alam, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Adil Bin Siddik, Md Ashrafuzzaman, Ariful Islam, Mohammad Shihab James, Ahrar Amin, Parvez Rahman Jibon, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby (Captain), Md Rafi Uzzaman Rafi, Rohanat Doullah Borson, Md Iqbal Hasan Emon, Wasi Siddiqui, Maruf Murad

Standbys: Mohammad Rizan Hossan, Nayeem Ahmed, Md Jehadul Hoque Jehad