Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) initially selected 28 players on Sunday to form a national team for the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup Men's Hockey beginning in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on March 11. The tournament will be the qualifying meet of the Asia Cup Hockey. Read: Champs Trophy Hockey: India finish 3rd beating Pakistan 4-3 Selected players have been asked to report to team's Malaysian Head Coach Gobinathan Krishnamurthy on February 12 at 3: pm to join the training camp at BKSP in Savar. Zahid Hossain Raju will act as Assistant Coach, Mohammad Yousuf as Manager and Mahbub Morshed Lebu as Assistant Manager of the team. Selected players are: Goalkeepers- Ashim Gope, Biplob Kujur, Abu Sayed Nippon and Nuruzzaman Noyon. Defenders- Khurshedur Rahman, Farhad Hossain Shitul, Ashraful Islam, Shohanur Rahman Sabuj, Mehdi Hasan, Rezaul Karim Babu, Shafiul Alam Shisir, Sarwar Morshed Shawon and Khaled Mahmud Rakin. Read: Champions Trophy Hockey: Korea V Japan final after South Asian favourites eliminated Midfielders- Sarwar Hossain, Roman Sarkar, Naimuddin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Prince Lal Samantha, Raju Ahmed Topu and Abeduddin. Forwards- Rasel Mahmud Jimi, Milon Hossain, Pushkar Kisha Mimo, Arshad Hossain, Deen Islam Emon, Rakibul Islam Robi, Mahbub Hossain and Razib Das.

National sports award winner, famed hockey player, sports organiser and founding general secretary of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) Mahmudur Rahman Momin passed away Monday. The 85-year-old was suffering from old-age complications and breathed his last at about 3pm at his Moghbazar residence in the capital. Momin played hockey for the then East Pakistan team from 1960 to 1965 and captained them in 1965. READ: BFF media chief Amit's body reaches Dhaka He served the BHF from 1972 to 1981 as general secretary and Wari Club for more than one decade. The BHF, the Bangladesh Olympic Association and the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association condoled Momin's death and extended sincerest condolences to his bereaved family. READ: BFF media chief Amit no more