Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday named its executive committee member AKM Ferdous Islam as the manager Bangladesh team for the 12 Asian Cup qualifiers.

The group three qualifiers are scheduled to be held In Dubai. UAE from November 20.

Another BFF member Abul Khair Chandan will act as assistant manager while Shawkat All Khan Jahangir will travel with the team as a team official. Dr. Shafiquzzaman has been appointed as the team doctor while coach Samir Shakir is the other member of the five-man team of officials.

The federation is however yet to pick the 20-member team. Twenty-five hooters are now in the camp at BKSP.

Bangladesh will face Uzbekistan in the inaugural match on November 20. They will meet hosts UAE in the next match on November 22. The other two matches against Srl Lanka and India are slated to be held on November 24 an^