Bangladesh football team will not take part in the forthconi Ing Asian Gunn which will be gin in the Japanese city of Hiroshima in (Xtober

The decision was taken in a meeting of the executive com miller ol Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday with vice president M Azizul Haq in the chair

BFF. who was adviced earlier by Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) to take deci sion regarding the participation of the football team in the Asiad. decided against partici pation with express IntenUon of what they termed "not to ham per the local league ’. A practical and logical decision in fol lowing the disastrous perfor mance of Bangladesh in the 6lh SAF Games where they finished sixth among the six teams

The meeting also decided not to bring the failed mentor Swiss Oldrich Svab to groom a junior team. Svab was the coach of the national team

BOA. the supreme body to select the disciplines for the Hiroshima Asiad earlier came up with a decision that the hockey, kabaddi. and shooting team along with the athletics and swimming contingents will be fielded In the paramount sports meet of Asia.