Head coach Thomas Dooley of the Bangladesh national football team has chosen a 28-player provisional squad for the forthcoming SAFF Championship.

The primary roster features English Premier League midfielder Hamza Dewan Choudhury, expatriate athlete Shamit Shome, Jamal Bhuyan and Farhaan Ali Wahid.

This initial roster integrates seasoned national team veterans, rising prospects, and overseas-based footballers as Bangladesh readies itself for the regional competition.

Two extra footballers, Md Ishaque Akando and Md Asif, have likewise been granted the chance to participate in the training camp, though they are not named in the official 28-player provisional squad.

The SAFF Championship is scheduled to take place from November 5 to 17 at the National Stadium in Dhaka.

Bangladesh Preliminary Squad: Mitul Marma, Sujon Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Srabon, Topu Barman, Biswanath Ghosh, Md Saad Uddin, Rahmat Mia, Zidane Alexander Yousuf, Md Isa Faysal, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Zayyan Ahmed, Md Sohel Rana, Sohel Rana, Md Ridoy, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Shamit Shome, Syed Quazem Kirnmanee Shah, Jamal Bhuyan, Farhaan Ali Wahid, Sheikh Morsalin, Rakib Hossain, Foysal Ahmed Fahim, Fahamedul Islam, Mohammad Ibrahim, Suki Itofusa, Minhazul Karim Shadin, Ronan Benjamin Sullivan, Mohammad Mahe Khan, Ishaque Akando and Md Asif