[2] He also represented the Bangladesh national team with great distinction and was captain during all six games of the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

His team won 3–1, with Ashish scoring a brace, this performance earned him an invitation to the Dhaka First Division League the following year.

Ashish's biggest moment came late in the season when he scored a hattrick against an Indonesia's Persipal Palu in the final edition of the Aga Khan Gold Cup football tournament in Dhaka.

In 1983, he captained Abahani to the First Division title as unbeaten champions, even after the league committee deducted six points off of his side due to disciplinary reasons.

The red team managed by Bangladesh U19 coach Gafur Baloch, mainly consisted of players that took part in the Asian Youth Championships a month prior.

The team reached the finals after beating a North Korean club in the tiebreaker as the match ended 1–1 in regulation time.

[2] In 1980, Bangladesh coach at the time, Abdur Rahim, also included Ashish in the squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup.

[8][9] Ashish remained an integral part of the national team throughout the 80s alongside his midfield partner for club and country, Khurshid Alam Babul.