Cricket’s Shakib, an Hasina ally, will face trial in Bangladesh if secure
- Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, says he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges that include murder, and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety.
- Shakib, a former politician for Hasina’s Awami League, has been living in the United States since her government was toppled in a deadly student-led uprising in August 2024.
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- Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, says he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges that include murder, and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety.
- Shakib, a former politician for Hasina’s Awami League, has been living in the United States since her government was toppled in a deadly student-led uprising in August 2024.
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Sources: Al Jazeera, Times of India