Hosts Bangladesh had to be content with a third-place finish in the South Asian zone qualifiers of the Dhaka Bank FIBA U-18 Asian Championship after suffering a defeat in their fourth and last match at the Dhanmondi Wooden Floor Basketball Gymnasium yesterday.

Bangladesh needed an outright win over Nepal in the last match to finish behind champions India but the hosts suffered a massive 51-76 defeat to Nepal, who established their dominance in the match after taking a comfortable 41-24 lead in the first half.