been called up to the Bangladesh

national team for the first time. He has come to Dhaka to play for the team. He set foot in Bangladesh this morning.

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Bangladesh will take on Bhutan today. Hamza Chowdhury will be playing for the first time on Bangladesh soil in that match. Fahamedul Islam is also waiting for his debut. Shamit arrived in Dhaka on the morning of that match.

Shamit set foot in Bangladesh at 5:10 am today. The Canadian expatriate footballer landed in Dhaka on a Turkish Airlines flight.

He has come to Bangladesh from far away Canada. As a result, the chances of him making his debut for the country today are slim. However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it is safe to say that he will be in the match against Singapore on June 10.

Shamit is a little different from Hamza

Chowdhury or other expatriate footballers. He has also played for the Canadian national team before. In January 2020, he played for Canada against Barbados and Iceland. However, he was dropped from the team soon after. After that, he was not called up to the team again. Shamit then changed his mind and decided to leave Canada and play for Bangladesh.

He landed in Dhaka today. He told the media at the airport, "I can't wait to put on the Bangladesh jersey and enter the field. I am expecting good things in the AFC Asian Cup against Singapore."

Bangladesh will take on Bhutan today.

Coach Javier Cabrera has made it clear that Schmitt is not playing in this match. He said, 'When we were thinking about Schmitt, we told him what his role will be in the team. We had an open discussion about all this. He is fully prepared to adapt to everything. However, he will come after a long journey, we will have to be a little more careful with him.'