A Bangladeshi court on Monday imposed a travel ban on veteran cricketer Shakib Al Hasan amid investigations into corruption allegations.
According to Bangladesh’s news outlets, the court issued the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The petition states that it is investigating the individuals over allegations of large-scale corruption.
In addition to Shakib, various individuals are facing charges of corruption. These individuals include Deputy Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives, Abul Khair; his wife, Kazi Sadia Hassan; Abul Kalam Matbar; Kanoka Afroz; Mohammad Bashar; and Sajed Matbar.
Aleya Begum, Kazi Fuad Hassan, Kazi Farid Hassan, Shirin Akhter, Javed A Matin, Zahed Kamal, Humayun Kabir and Tanvir Nizam are also among the names facing charges of embezzlement.
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For the unversed, Shakib Al Hasan is a former lawmaker from the party of the autocratic former leader Sheikh Hasina. The all-rounder has been in hot water since Shaikh Hasina’s ouster in a student-led uprising last year.
Earlier this year, a Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant for Shakib Al Hasan in connection with a cheque fraud case.
Shakib Al Hasan, who recently appeared for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10, has not returned to Bangladesh since the government’s ouster.
The left-arm all-rounder has represented Bangladesh in 71 Tests, 247 one-day internationals and 129 T20Is. He has 712 scalps to his name in international cricket.
The left-arm allrounder has played 71 Tests, 247 one-day internationals and 129 Twenty20s for Bangladesh, taking a combined 712 wickets.
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