Bangladesh on Sunday recalled pace bowling allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin after 18 months for the first three Twenty20 internationals of a five-match series against Zimbabwe next month.
Batsman Tanzid Hasan Tamim is the only uncapped player in the squad.
Pacer Mustafizur Rahman, currently competing in the Indian Premier League with Chennai Super Kings, has been left out.
Star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was elected to parliament in January but has kept the door open on his cricket career, will also miss out on the series.
Zimbabwe arrived in Dhaka for the series on Sunday, with Chittagong hosting the first match on 3 May.
The Zimbabwe cricket team has arrived in Dhaka for a five-match T20 international series against Bangladesh, spanning Chattogram and Dhaka.#BCB #Cricket #BANvZIM #LiveCrcket #HomeSeries #T20Iseries pic.twitter.com/K0QgvCI3M8
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) April 28, 2024
Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanvir Islam, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin.