Overview

• Youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud told Channel 24 he will instruct the Bangladesh Cricket Board not to consider Shakib Al Hasan in any format.
• The declaration followed Shakib’s birthday message to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and a public exchange between the two on social media.
• Shakib responded that Mahmud’s stance is why he cannot wear the national jersey again and he said his post carried no political motive.
• Shakib last played for Bangladesh in October 2024 and has remained overseas since unrest toppled the Awami League government.
• Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has opened inquiries into alleged irregularities involving Shakib and warned he may become the subject of a formal case.