Agency :
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the first Test on Wednesday against South Africa in the two-match ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series as Shakib Al Hasan named in the squad for his farewell red-ball game.
Shakib is set to arrive in Dhaka today after all the speculation regarding him.
The BCB selection panel dropped pacer Khaled Ahmed, who was part of the two-match Test series in India, as they reduced the 16-member squad.
The first Test will begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka from October 21, while the second Test will start on October 29 in Chattogram.
Bangladesh are currently seventh on the ICC World Test Championship points table, after a 2-0 win over Pakistan and tasted a 2-0 defeat to India. South Africa are fifth on the ICC WTC standings, having most recently won a two-Test series 1-0 in the West Indies in August.
Bangladesh Test squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mahmudul Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Jaker Ali, Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed.
South Africa Cricket squad arrived in the city on Wednesday.
Earlier, Cricket South Africa announced the 16-member South Africa Test squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma (Captain), David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton and Kyle Verreynne.