Shakib Al Hasan’s house attacked in Bangladesh hours after attending Sheikh Hasina’s Delhi presser
Shakib Al Hasan's residence attack: A petrol bomb was reportedly hurled at the former Bangladesh captain's family home in Magura, prompting a police investigation.
A petrol bomb was reportedly hurled at the residence of former Bangladesh national cricket team captain and member of parliament Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday night in Magura, reports stated, quoting police sources. It comes hours after Hasan virtually attended a press conference alongside the country’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in India.
The incident took place around 9 pm at the residence of Shakib Al Hasan, which is situated in the Keshab Mor area of the town, said Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar Police Station, Daily Star reported. In a statement to the news outlet, Mamun said, “Several miscreants threw brick chips at the house and vandalised windows. They also tried to set the house on fire.”
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The police official added that it wasn’t immediately clear who was responsible for the attack. Quoting security and local sources, Dhaka Tribune reported that a petrol bomb was thrown at the upper portion of the iron door on the southern side of the house. It triggered a blaze, but it was reportedly extinguished immediately by local residents.
However, Magura Sadar Police Station’s Mamun said, “We are looking into the incident. It cannot be confirmed at this stage whether it was a petrol bomb. The actual circumstances will be known after the investigation,” Dhaka Tribune reported.
Posting a purported video of the incident, the Bangladesh Awami League in a social media post said, “Torching residences : the cost of attending Awami League press conference. Neo fascism engulfs Bangladesh.”
The statement added: “A grisly petrol bomb attack took place at the residence of Bangladesh’s celebrated cricket icon Sakib Al Hasan, hours after the world-famous star cricketer appeared at a press conference with honourable party president Sheikh Hasina. Ahead of the press conference, BNP, Islamist Jamaat and NCP all publicly threatened national media outlets to weaponise judiciary to sue in case of reports of the press conferences. This calculated attack is yet another testament to ongoing genocidal campaign against Awami League activists in the name of democracy building project, hallmarks of fascism.”
Earlier, Sheikh Hasina made her first public appearance in two years and attended a press conference in New Delhi virtually, saying that she would return to Bangladesh despite the fear that she could be arrested or even killed.
During her address, the Awami League President said, “For the last two years, I watched my beloved Bangladesh suffer…This is not the Bangladesh we built; this is not the Bangladesh for which 3 million people sacrificed their lives in 1971.”
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