Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named as one of the accused in connection with an alleged murder that took place during the recent protests and violence in Bangladesh that left hundreds dead.
The 37-year-old former Bangladesh captain, a former lawmaker in the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime, was among 147 people charged with alleged murder during protests in early August, according to the statement. ESPNcricinfo.
Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee the country and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took over as senior adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government.
The murder case was filed by Rafiqul Islam at Dhaka’s Adabor police station and apart from Shakib, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and many former ministers and party lawmakers are among the accused.
Islam’s son Rubel was killed on August 7 during the protest that plunged the country into political chaos.
Shakib, who is accused number 27 or 28 in the first information report (FIR), was not in Bangladesh on August 5 or at any time during the protests.
The former captain was playing for Bangla Tigers Mississauga in the Global T20 Canada league in Brampton from July 26 to August 9 and before that was in the US to take part in Major League Cricket until mid-July.
According to the Daily Star, the statement of the case mentions that “the complainant alleged that some of the accused, acting on direct or indirect instructions from others, opened fire while hundreds of students, including Rubel, were protesting on Ring Road in Adabor area on August 5.”
Rubel was injured in the shootout and died in a hospital after two days, the FIR said.
Following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government, there have also been significant changes at the Bangladesh Cricket Board, with former national captain Faruque Ahmed becoming the new chairman, following the resignation of incumbent Nazmul Hasan Papon on Wednesday.
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