Dhaka, June 5 -- Bangladesh produced a slick show with Hamza Chowdhury and Sohel Rana on target to fire past Bhutan 2-0 in a friendly, as football returned to Dhaka National Stadium after a 55-month hiatus.

The win boosted Bangladesh's confidence going into the home encounter against Singapore in the AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifier, set for Jun 10, at the same stadium.

The win comes as a timely morale boost ahead of Bangladesh's AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifier against Singapore on Jun 10, also to be held at the same venue.

Hamza, earning only his second cap for Bangladesh after debuting against India in March, opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Rising high to meet a Jamal Bhuiyan corner, he powered home a header that sent ...