The Bangladesh Hockey Federation has announced an 18-member squad for the Women’s Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers, set to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from April 23 to 29.

A fifth-place finish among nine teams in the recently concluded Asian Games Qualifiers underlined a worrying slide.

The win over Hong Kong ensured Bangladesh at least a sixth-place finish -- enough to qualify for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.

Bangladesh are in a must-win situation against Uzbekistan to keep their hopes of reaching both the semifinals and the Asian Games alive.

Bangladesh's national hockey team came from behind to notch up a sweating 4-3 win over Chinese Taipei in their opening match of the Men's Asian Games Qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand, today.