 "BCB receives legal notice demanding ban on Shakib Al Hasan from all forms of cricket: Report")
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has received a legal notice, demanding the removal of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan from all forms of cricket. The notice was sent by the lawyers of Rafiqul Islam, who is the father of Rubel, a garment factory worker who was killed in Adabor, Dhaka on 5 August.
A few days ago, Shakib, and 146 others, were named in a First Information Report (FIR) , for their involvement in an alleged murder that happened during the anti-government protests in Bangladesh earlier in August.
The protests carried out by students against quota system for government jobs, saw several people being killed, as well as the eventual ouster of the then Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The notice was filed by advocate Rafinur Rahman, with lawyer Shajib Mahmood Alam representing him, according to a report in Cricbuzz.
The notice adds that because Shakib has been mentioned in a criminal case, he would not be able to represent Bangladesh as per the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rules. The notice further adds that Shakib should be brought back to Bangladesh to assist in the investigation of the case.
Shakib is currently in Pakistan where Bangladesh are playing a two-match Test series. BCB president Faruque Ahmed said that while they are yet to receive a legal notice, a decision on the all-rounder’s participation in the second Test will be made. The second Test begins on 30 August.
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More Shorts“Let me say about Shakib. A case has been lodged. We are yet to get any legal notice. FIR (first information letter) was given in the case and later there will be an investigation and following that, the case will move in one direction or the other,” Faruque told reporters after a Board of Directors meeting on Saturday.
“Look, now we are playing a Test match and it is very good news that we have played well on the fourth day. Tomorrow is the fifth day, the deciding day of the Test and I think at this point, we haven’t thought about taking a stance. After tomorrow, once the game is over, we will sit and take a decision. By this time, we will also be able to say something about the legal notice as we will have received it by that time.
“Look, the FIR is just the first information letter and they are yet to claim any charge as far as I know, so before that, it is difficult to take a decision. The relationship between BCB and Shakib Al Hasan is like a player and an employer according to the contract. After tomorrow, we can think exactly after getting the legal notice and based on that. I cannot withdraw him from the middle of the Test match,” he added.
“The second Test match is from August 30, so there is a gap between the games. During this period, we can think about what can be done in this regard,” stated Faruque.
Bangladesh lead the two-Test series 1-0 after a 10-wicket win over Pakistan on Sunday.
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