Bangladesh, Nov. 3 -- The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship will start from November 5. Bangladesh will take on Bhutan in their opening Group-A match.

Bhutan, the opponent team of Bangladesh in the first Group-A match, arrived in the city on Monday.

Apart from hosts Bangladesh, Bhutan are the first team, which reached in the city as first participating team of SAFF Championship 2026.

A total of six teams splitting into two groups are taking part in this year's SAFF Championship 2026. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka are in Group-A, while India, Pakistan and Maldives are in Group-B.

Nepal could not take part in the SAFF Championship 2026 as they are banned by FIFA, the highest governing body of world football.

The SAFF...