Ex-Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s home attacked after Sheikh Hasina event

The Story in Brief

Windows were smashed and petrol bombs hurled at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s ancestral home in Magura town, about 170 km southwest of Dhaka, on Wednesday, causing a fire on the upper floor. Police said the property was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported. Reuters was unable to reach Shakib for comment.

The attack came hours after Shakib, a former Awami League lawmaker elected to Parliament in January 2024, joined a virtual event organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi. That event was the first public media interaction by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina since her 2024 removal; she said she would return and has vowed to come back in December. Hasina has been living in New Delhi since August 2024 and was sentenced to death in absentia in November 2025 over the 2024 student‑led uprising, charges she calls politically motivated. Shakib has remained outside Bangladesh since the uprising and faces several investigations, including allegations of murder, embezzlement, fraud and money‑laundering.

The Indian Opinion

The timing of the attack and its close sequencing after Hasina’s media appearance is a factual detail in reports, but it does not by itself establish motive or responsibility; readers should avoid assuming causation without confirmed investigative findings. Official language such as the Foreign Ministry calling the appearance “an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh” is strong and diplomatic; while it reflects Canberra’s stance, it also frames the story in terms of state-level grievance. Claims that legal actions are “politically motivated” and the multiple investigations into Shakib are matters reported by sources-both deserve independent verification. Given limited public information about perpetrators, restraint and a transparent inquiry are the most reliable paths to clarity for ordinary readers.

Original article: Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib’s home attacked after Hasina media event (www.thehindu.com)

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