Dhaka, March 27 -- Bangladesh's first and only English Premier League-playing footballer Hamza Dewan Choudhury left the country for Manchester Thursday noon by a Bangladesh Biman flight, to join his club Sheffield United.

He left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka for Sylhet at 9:45am and from there he again flew for Manchester at 11:45am by the same flight.

On the eve of his departure, Hamza Choudhury thanked the soccer crazy Bangladeshi fans for their warm reception and said he will come again Bangladesh to play their AFC Asian Cup qualifiers home match against Singapore on June 10.

Bangladesh football team returns home from India on Wednesday after playing AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

Hamza arrived in Sylhet on March 17 am...