Bangladesh will participate in next month's South Asian Football Federation ( SAFF) U-16 and U-19 Championships to be held in Bhutan and Nepal.
The decision was taken at the 6th development committee meeting of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) held on Friday at the federation board room with committee chairman and BFF vice president Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan Manik in the chair.
Bangladesh was grouped with their stronger rivals in India in both the tournaments.
Bangladesh team will compete in the six-nation SAFF -16 Championship '2023 to be held in Bhutan on September 1-10.
Bangladesh, which was placed in three -team Group A with India and Nepal, will play India on Sept 1 and Nepal on Sept 3, both at the Changlimithang Stadium in Bhutan.
After the group matches, top two teams from each of the groups will play in the semifinals on September 7 while the final
match will be held on September 10.
In the six-nation SAFF U-19 Championship '2023, Bangladesh was placed in Group B of the regional soccer meet to be held in Nepal.
Bangladesh will play India in the inaugural match on September 21 while they will play Bhutan on September 23, both at the Dashrath Stadium in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.
Top two teams from each of the groups will play in the semifinals on September 27 while
the final match will be held on September 30