 "Court issues Arrest Warrant against Shakib Al Hasan, accused of defrauding the bank")
A court in Dhaka has issued an arrest warrant against legendary Bangladesh all-rounder and former captain Shakib Al Hasan. This warrant has been issued against 37-year-old Shakib in the check bounce case related to IFIC Bank. He is accused of fraud.
According to Cribbs report, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman issued the order to issue the arrest warrant on Sunday. Shakib has been living abroad since August 2024. His name came up in the check fraud case on December 15 last year. After the hearing on December 18, the court ordered them to appear before the court on January 19.
This case against Bangladesh’s most successful bowler Shakib was filed by IFIC Bank’s relationship officer Shahibur Rahman on behalf of the bank. According to the report, Shakib and three others are accused of not honoring their commitment to transfer Rs 4,14,57,000 (around Rs 41.4 crore) through two separate cheques.
Gazi Shahgir Hussain, managing director of Shakib’s company Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited, and directors Amdadul Haque and Malaika Begum have also been implicated in the case. According to the statement of the case, Shakib’s company had borrowed money from the Banani branch of IFIC Bank at various times. Checks were issued to repay part of the loan, but bounced due to insufficient funds.