Bangladesh T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan is yet to join the side in New Zealand, where the Tigers are set to play a tri-nation T20I series, including Pakistan, from Friday. 

With Shakib absent, Bangladesh vice captain wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan attended the tri-nation series trophy unveiling on Wednesday. 

Shakib skipped the Tigers' previous two-match T20I series against the UAE as the all-rounder was playing in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). However, his CPL side, Guyana Amazon Warriors, were knocked out of the tournament after a heavy 87-run defeat against Barbados Royals in Qualifier 1 on September 27. 

It was learned that Shakib, who had left for the USA from the Caribbean after the CPL, will be joining the team in New Zealand on Thursday, just a day before he is slated to lead the side in the tri-nation series opener against Pakistan. 

The tri-nation series is being played as a prelude to the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia later this month.