Bangladesh Court Orders Asset Seizure of Shakib Al Hasan Over Fraud Charges
The case accuses Shakib and others associated with his company, Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited, of financial irregularities.
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan in connection with a fraud case involving bounced cheques totalling over $300,000 (approximately Tk 4.15 crore).
The order was issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman on March 24, 2025, following a case filed by IFIC Bank on December 15, 2024.
The case accuses Shakib and others associated with his company, Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited, of financial irregularities.
Shakib, a former lawmaker and one of Bangladesh’s most celebrated cricketers has been embroiled in legal troubles since the collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s government in 2024. His alleged ties to the former leader have made him a target of public scrutiny, and he faces multiple investigations, including a murder case related to the 2024 student-led uprising.
Shakib has not returned to Bangladesh since the political unrest and was reportedly playing in a domestic T20 league in Canada when the government fell.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has withheld Shakib’s salary for the last four months of 2024, citing the freezing of his bank accounts as the reason.
Despite his absence, Shakib remains a central figure in Bangladeshi cricket, with a career spanning 71 Tests, 247 ODIs, and 129 T20Is, during which he took 712 international wickets.
