Dhaka, Sept 17 (UNB) – Bangladesh National Volleyball Team assured the 2nd round berth of the First Asian Challenge Cup Men’s Volleyball as the Group B champions beating Mongolia by 3-1 sets in Colombo Monday afternoon.

Touring Bangladesh beat Mongolia by 25-22 points in the first set and defeated them again by 25-23 points in the 2nd set, but Mongolia returned to the match beating Bangladesh by 25-23 points in the 3rd set. 

Horosit Biswas’ Red-Green Bangladesh team snatched the important victory beating Mongolia by 25-19 points in the 4th set to assure the 2nd round berth of the meet.  

Federation (BVF) on Thursday announced a 21-member final squad of Bangladesh team for the 1st Asian Challenge Cup Men’s Volleyball scheduled for September 15-22 in Sri Lanka capital Colombo. Bangladesh team comprises 14 players and seven officials.

Members of Bangladesh team: Rashed Khan Menon, Sazibur Rahman, Mohasin Uddin, Narayon Debnath, Masud Hossain, Abdul Mamin, Sk Ismail Hossan, Al Amin, Nahid Hasan, Ruhul Amin, Sona Miah, Kaysar Hamid, Redowanur Rahman and Horosit Biswas.