A case has been filed against Shakib Al Hasan in Dhaka's Adabar police station in connection with the killing of garment worker Rubel during the student-mass movement against the Awami League government. Shakib is now

SBS Desk

August 25, 2024

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Cricketers protest in murder case against Shakib

A case has been filed against Shakib Al Hasan in Dhaka's Adabar police station in connection with the killing of garment worker Rubel during the student-mass movement against the Awami League government. Shakib is now in Pakistan to play the Test series. BCB has not yet decided whether he will be kept in the team for the next Test. Meanwhile, his teammates are protesting the case against Shakib.

Shakib was out of the country long before the start of the student mass movement. At that time he played in the US Major Soccer League and Canada's Global T20 League. However, he did not open his mouth about the movement, which angered the supporters. Moreover, pictures of Shakib's family trip on social media or a viewer in Canada questioning his patriotism - Shakib has been criticized.

But many consider the murder case against Shakib, the former MP of Magura-1 under the banner of Awami League, as harassment. As pacer Rubel Hossain has written, 'The most unlucky politician in Bangladesh politics is one whose 6/7 months in his political career was like five months outside the country. You have lost more than you have gained by being a Member of Parliament. All the cricketers of Bangladesh are with you, Shakib not only in cricket but also in politics.

Another cricketer Sabbir Rahman shared a photo card of the news about the legal notice of Shakib's return to the country on Facebook and wrote, 'Sakib Al Hasan. For which the world cricket knows Bangladesh. There will always be respect and love.

Young pacer Shariful Islam also shared two pictures with Shakib on Facebook and wrote, "There will always be another name for love, Shakib Al Hasan."

Apart from the cricketers, common people also say that Shakib has been implicated in this case to harass him. Their statement - Shakib was MP of Magura-1 constituency and not of Dhaka. Moreover, he has been out of the country for two months. Many have also demanded an investigation into various allegations against Shakib, including the crab farm and stock market scams.