Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) yesterday announced an 18-member squad for the Asian Games hockey qualifiers to be held in Dhaka from May 11.

The Asian Games will take place in November in Doha, Qatar.

Playmaker Shahidullah Titu has been named captain of the squad, which take on Indonesia in their pool opener.

To make the tournament a success, an inter-ministerial meeting was held yesterday at the secretariat with State Minister for Youth And Sports Fazlur Rahman in chair. Rahman is also the chairman of the organising committee.

SQUAD

Rasel Khan Bappi, Zahid Hossain, Shamsuddin Tuhin, Tabib-A-Noor, Hedayetul Islam Razib, Mashiur Rahman, Mahmudur Rahman Chayan, Asadur Rahman Chandan, Mahbub Ehsan Rana, Zahidul Islam Rajon, Rahul Kanti Roy, Khandokar Hasan, Shahidullah Titu, Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, Zahed Bib Tabib Shuvo, Shamim Reza, Maksudul Alam and Ahsraful Islam Shishu.