Wednesday, 22 January, 2025
A Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant against Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday over two bounced cheques. “Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman issued the arrest warrant asking police to submit a report on the execution of the order on March 24,” a court official told reporters on Sunday.
The case was filed on December 15 by Shahibur Rahman on behalf of IFIC Bank.
The court recorded the plaintiff’s statement and summoned Shakib and four others to appear on January 18. The other accused are Gazi Shahgir Hossain, Managing Director of Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited, and the company's directors, Imdadul Haque and Malaika Begum.
According to case documents, Shakib’s agro farm took loans from IFIC Bank’s Banani branch at various times for business purposes. The company issued two cheques, which were dishonoured due to insufficient funds. The total amount in the bounced cheques is approximately Tk 4.15 crore.
The former Awami League MP has come under extensive scrutiny since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024. His links to the ousted leader have also made him a target of public anger in recent months. Hasan was also among dozens facing murder investigations for a deadly police crackdown on protesters during the uprising.
Hasan was playing in a domestic Twenty-20 cricket competition in Canada when the Bangladesh government collapsed last year. He is yet to return to the country fearing a threat to his life. According to reports, Hasan had failed to appear in court as ordered earlier over a case related to bounced cheques totalling more than $300,000.
Often considered the greatest cricketer in Bangladesh, Shakib played his last Test match against India in Kanpur late last year. The Champions Trophy in Dubai was supposed to be his last appearance in Bangladesh colours — until he was left out of the squad earlier this week.
His position had become untenable after he was reported for a suspect bowling action in England last year. The 37-year-old remains suspended from bowling in all formats after a second assessment of his action last month. The ace cricketer has already quit test cricket and his 50-over career appears over after the Champions Trophy snub.
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A Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant against Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday over two bounced cheques. “Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman issued the arrest warrant asking police to submit a report on the execution of the order on March 24,” a court official told reporters on Sunday.
The case was filed on December 15 by Shahibur Rahman on behalf of IFIC Bank.
The court recorded the plaintiff’s statement and summoned Shakib and four others to appear on January 18. The other accused are Gazi Shahgir Hossain, Managing Director of Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited, and the company's directors, Imdadul Haque and Malaika Begum.
According to case documents, Shakib’s agro farm took loans from IFIC Bank’s Banani branch at various times for business purposes. The company issued two cheques, which were dishonoured due to insufficient funds. The total amount in the bounced cheques is approximately Tk 4.15 crore.
The former Awami League MP has come under extensive scrutiny since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in August 2024. His links to the ousted leader have also made him a target of public anger in recent months. Hasan was also among dozens facing murder investigations for a deadly police crackdown on protesters during the uprising.
Hasan was playing in a domestic Twenty-20 cricket competition in Canada when the Bangladesh government collapsed last year. He is yet to return to the country fearing a threat to his life. According to reports, Hasan had failed to appear in court as ordered earlier over a case related to bounced cheques totalling more than $300,000.
Often considered the greatest cricketer in Bangladesh, Shakib played his last Test match against India in Kanpur late last year. The Champions Trophy in Dubai was supposed to be his last appearance in Bangladesh colours — until he was left out of the squad earlier this week.
His position had become untenable after he was reported for a suspect bowling action in England last year. The 37-year-old remains suspended from bowling in all formats after a second assessment of his action last month. The ace cricketer has already quit test cricket and his 50-over career appears over after the Champions Trophy snub.
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