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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squads for the Twenty20 international series and the first two matches of the ODI series against Sri Lanka next month.

Right-arm spinner Aliss Al Islam earned his maiden call-up to the national T20I squad as veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad returns to the T20I lineup based on his recent strong performances.

Afif Hossain and Shamim Hossain were also overlooked from the T20I side. They were part of the team in the last T20I series against New Zealand.

The series will begin with the T20Is, with the first two matches on March 4 and 6 scheduled to be played in Sylhet. The last match will take place in Chattogram on March 9.

The port city will host all three ODIs on March 13, 15, and 18.

The action will then return to Sylhet for the first Test starting on March 22 before the teams travel back to Chattogram to cap off the tour with the second Test which will begin on March 30.

T20I SQUAD

Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Litton Das, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Md Naim Sheikh, Tawhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Aliss Al Islam

ODI SQUAD (for 1st & 2nd ODIs)

Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman