The Bangladesh Davis Cup team represents

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in Davis Cup

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competition and are governed by the

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. Bangladesh currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. In the 2022 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Bangladesh lost both matches 3–0, against Sri Lanka and

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and finished last in their group.

History

Bangladesh made its Davis Cup debut in

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. They reached the semi-finals three years later, in the 1989 Davis Cup, held in

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. Bangladesh hosted the

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, where eight countries participated including Bangladesh,

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, Pacific Oceania, and

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. The Bangladesh team were runners-up in the group level. The youngest player to play in Davis Cup is from Bangladesh and his name is Mohammed-Akhtar Hossain. He was 13 years and 326 days when he played

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in 2003. Bangladesh played in Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in the Davis Cup 2012. but was relegated to Group IV the following year. They have remained in this group since then.

Current team

The 2022 Davis Cup team consists of: * Md Juel Rana * Md Kawsar Ali * Md Rubel Hossain * Ranjan Ram

References

External links

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