Bangladesh team's coach Javier Cabrera conducted his first training session with only 12 players at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday after the club declined to release the following players: Topu Barman, Taj Uddin, Tariq Kazi, Saad Uddin, Sohel Rana, Sohel Rana Jr, Mohammad Ridoy, Faisal Ahmed Fahim, Rakib Hossain, and Shahriar Emon.
Defenders Issa Faisal of Police FC and Alomgir Molla of Abahani are expected to join the camp tonight. Players from Abahani, Mohammedan, and Brothers Union have already reported to the camp.
In a bid to reduce the risk of injuries and ensure long-term wellbeing of players following their prolonged absence from competitive football, we have already begun our pre-season preparations. Therefore, it is not possible for us to release the players, and we are sincerely sorry," read a letter from Bashundhara Kings, signed by the club's general secretary, Biddyut Kumar Bhowmik, and addressed to the BFF general secretary.
