Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib's home attacked after Hasina media event

Windows were smashed and petrol bombs were thrown at the ancestral home of former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan following his participation in an event with ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The attack on his residence in Magura town occurred Wednesday, causing a fire on the upper floor. The property was unoccupied, and no injuries were reported.

The incident followed Hasina's virtual address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi. During the event, her first public media interaction since fleeing Bangladesh in 2024 after her government's toppling, Hasina declared her intention to return to her people, despite facing potential imprisonment or death. She also called for the lifting of the ban on her party, the Awami League.

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I will return to my people. I know that they may put me in jail or they may kill me, but still I have to go back.

Shakib Al Hasan, a former Awami League lawmaker, has been living outside Bangladesh since the student-led uprising that led to Hasina's downfall. He faces multiple investigations on serious charges. Hasina, who has been sentenced to death in absentia, has been residing in New Delhi since August 2024, with Bangladesh seeking her extradition.

Bangladesh's foreign ministry strongly condemned Hasina's media appearance, labeling it an "affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh" and warning that her address from India could damage bilateral relations. Hasina was sentenced to death in November 2025 by the country's war crimes tribunal over the crackdown on the 2024 uprising, charges she maintains are politically motivated.

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an affront to the sovereignty of Bangladesh