Cricket’s Shakib, an Hasina ally, will face trial in Bangladesh if secure

Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al ⁠Hasan, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh ⁠Hasina, says he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges that include murder, and play a farewell series if the government guarantees his safety.Shakib, a former politician for Hasina’s Awami League, has been living in the United States since her government was toppled in a deadly student-led uprising in August 2024.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Africa backs Infantino as CAF unanimously votes in FIFA president’s favourlist 2 of 4Infantino, FIFA try to move beyond botched World Cup sell-off: What we knowlist 3 of 4UEFA’s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we knowlist 4 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planend of listNow 39, ⁠the player has not yet retired from international cricket and said he still hopes to play a farewell series at home and represent his country at the 2027 Cricket World Cup, a one-day international tournament.The former Bangladeshi captain’s case highlights the wider fallout from Hasina’s ouster, which has left dozens of her allies facing criminal charges and unable to return to ...