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title: "Shanto and Mahmud return to Bangladesh squad for Asian Games"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the return of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Hasan Mahmud to Bangladesh’s T20I squad for the Asian Games, as well as Litton Das resuming captaincy after recovering from injury. The Express Tribune led with the players' return and Das resuming captaincy, while the Daily Times provided similar details but also briefly mentioned the squad’s composition. Both framed the news as a positive development for the team ahead of the tournament."
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# Shanto and Mahmud return to Bangladesh squad for Asian Games

sports · latest filing 3 Sep 2026, 4:41 PM PKT · 3 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the return of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Hasan Mahmud to Bangladesh’s T20I squad for the Asian Games, as well as Litton Das resuming captaincy after recovering from injury. The Express Tribune led with the players' return and Das resuming captaincy, while the Daily Times provided similar details but also briefly mentioned the squad’s composition. Both framed the news as a positive development for the team ahead of the tournament.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Shanto, Mahmud return for Bangladesh Asian Games squad](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1547541/shanto-mahmud-return-for-bangladesh-asian-games-squad-2/) · 3 Sep 2026, 4:41 PM PKT
  > Bangladesh have recalled Najmul Hossain Shanto and Hasan Mahmud for their T20I squad for the Asian Games in September. Litton Das will return as captain after recovering from a hamstring injury. He missed the recent series against Zimbabwe and Australia but will now lead the team again. Shanto returns to T20I cricket after more than […]
- **The Express Tribune** — [Shanto, Mahmud back for Asian Games](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2627224/shanto-mahmud-back-for-asian-games) · 3 Sep 2026, 8:59 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Litton Das resumes the captaincy after recovering from injury

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Litton Das returns to Bangladesh squad for Tests against Australia](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1295-fit-again-litton-boosts-bangladesh-squad-for-australia-tests) · 2 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 73% related

3 articles from 2 outlets, 3 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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