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Follow UsBangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named in a murder case filed at Adabor Police Station in Dhaka on August 22 (Thursday).
According to a report in the Daily Star, Shakib is among 147 names accused of the death of a garment worker, Mohammed Rubel, during the protest on August 5.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is also one of the names mentioned in the FIR filed by Rafiqul Islam, the father of the deceased.
ESPNcricinfo reported that Shakib, a former member of parliament from the ousted Awami League, is either the 27th or 28th accused in the FIR.
Shakib, however, was not in Bangladesh on August 5. The 37-year-old was in Canada, captaining Bangla Tigers Mississauga in the Global T20 Canada league.
The Daily Star reported that "the case statement mentions that the complainant alleged that some of the accused as per instruction directly or indirectly from some others opened fire while hundreds of students including Rubel were protesting at Ring Road in Adabor area on August 5.
"Rubel suffered critical bullet wounds and died of his injuries at a hospital after two days."
Shakib is currently in Pakistan for the two-match Test series.
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