Bangladesh court imposes travel ban on Shakib Al Hasan: Here’s why!

DHAKA: Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been barred from leaving the country amid an investigation into corruption allegations.

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on 14 people, including former lawmaker and cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, according to Bangladeshi media.

The court issued the order on a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

In its petition, the ACC maintained that it was investigating the individuals on allegations of large-scale corruption.

Apart from Shakib Al Hasan, Deputy Registrar of the Department of Cooperatives Abul Khair, his wife Kazi Sadia Hassan, Abul Kalam Matbar, Kanoka Afroz, Mohammad Bashar, Sajed Matbar, Aleya Begum, Kazi Fuad Hassan, Kazi Farid Hassan, Shirin Akhter, Javed A Matin, Zahed Kamal, Humayun Kabir and Tanvir Nizam are facing charges of embezzlement.

According to an ACC spokesperson, the application was filed in a Dhaka court after they received credible intelligence that the accused may be trying to flee the country to evade investigation.

It is worth noting here that the veteran all-rounder was charged with murder after the government of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was toppled last year.

The Bangladeshi cricketer, who briefly served as a lawmaker under Hasina last year, was accused of being culpable in the deadly police crackdown on protesters.

Shakib Al Hasan is counted among Bangladeshi cricket legends.

Throughout his career, the Bangladeshi cricketer has scored over 14,000 runs in international cricket with 700 wickets.