Ex-Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib’s home petrol-bombed in Hasina fallout

What the report says

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s family home in Magura, southwest of Dhaka, was attacked on Wednesday after he took part in a virtual event tied to ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. According to reporting from Al Jazeera based on Reuters, windows were broken and petrol bombs were thrown at the ancestral residence, which was unoccupied at the time. Police said a fire started on an upper floor, and no injuries were reported.

The attack came hours after Shakib, a former Awami League lawmaker, appeared in an online media event organized by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi. During that event, Hasina made her first public media appearance since being removed from power in 2024 and said she intended to return to Bangladesh. The article says Shakib has stayed outside the country since the student-led uprising that toppled Hasina’s government and that he is facing multiple investigations.

The episode highlights how political tensions linked to Hasina’s ouster continue to affect public figures associated with her party. Al Jazeera reported that Bangladesh’s foreign ministry condemned Hasina’s media appearance, calling it an affront to sovereignty and warning it could affect ties with India. The article also notes that Hasina has lived in New Delhi since 2024 and faces an extradition request from Bangladesh, while the Awami League remains barred from political activity.