Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday named a 15-member squad for the tri-nation cricket tournament due to begin in Dhaka next month. India, South Africa and host Bangladesh are to play a tri-nation tournament starting in Dhaka April 11.

The announcement by selectors came a day after the Bangladesh Cricket Board named Khaled Mahmud as skipper of the country's national cricket team.

Bangladesh: Khaled Mahmud (captain), Javed Omar Belim, Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Basher, Akram Khan, Alok Kapali, Tushar Imran, Khaled Mashud, Anwar Hossain, Mohammad Rafique, Tapas Baishya, Monjurul Islam, Tareq Aziz and Talha Zubair.

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Bangladesh names Khaled Mahmud as new captain