Bangladesh National Football team reached Malaysia Thursday evening from Indonesia to participate in the Group E matches of the AFC Asian Cup China' 2023 Qualifiers scheduled to be held there from May 8 to May 14..

The players were greeted by football fans at the airport, according to a message received here.

In the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, Bangladesh have been put in strong Group E with Bahrain, Turkmenistan and hosts Malaysia..

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Bangladesh will play stronger gulf nation Bahrain on June 8, will face Turkmenistan on June 11 and will meet hosts Malaysia on June 14.

Bangladesh team, staying at Dorsett Grand Hotel Subang, has a rest day on Friday.

Earlier on Wednesday injury-hit Bangladesh National Football team played a goalless draw with upper ranked Indonesia National team in a FIFA Tier-1 International Friendly match at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in the Bandung city of West Java, Indonesia.

Bangladesh and Indonesia played each other on six earlier occasions where Indonesia enjoyed upper hand beating Bangladesh four times..

Indonesia beat Bangladesh:by 4-0 goals in the Merdeka Cup in 1975, 2-1 in International Friendly in 1984, 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1985 and 2-0 in another International Friendly in 2008.

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Bangladesh beat Indonesia once by 2-1 goals in a return leg match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1985.

The remaining match between two teams ended in 1-1 draw in the Quaid-E-Azam Trophy in 1985.