Petrol bomb thrown at Shakib Al Hasan's house hours after he joined Sheikh Hasina's press conference
The attack is yet another testament to the ongoing genocidal campaign against Awami League activists, says the party
Former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan's ancestral home was reportedly attacked on Wednesday night, hours after he appeared virtually alongside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference. The incident took place around 9 pm when a group of people allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at Hasan's residence in the Keshabmor area of Magura town.
Former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan's ancestral home was reportedly attacked on Wednesday night, hours after he appeared virtually alongside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference. The incident took place around 9 pm when a group of people allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at Hasan's residence in the Keshabmor area of Magura town.
Former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan's ancestral home was reportedly attacked on Wednesday night, hours after he appeared virtually alongside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference. The incident took place around 9 pm when a group of people allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at Hasan's residence in the Keshabmor area of Magura town.
Former Bangladesh cricket captain and former Awami League MP Shakib Al Hasan's ancestral home was reportedly attacked on Wednesday night, hours after he appeared virtually alongside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a press conference.
According to media reports, the incident took place around 9 pm when a group of people allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at Hasan's residence in the Keshabmor area of Magura town.
Local residents said the object ignited a fire, which was quickly extinguished, preventing any major damage to the property.
Reacting to the incident, the Awami League said in a statement, "Torching residences: the cost of attending an Awami League press conference. Neo-fascism engulfs Bangladesh."
The party further alleged, "A grisly petrol bomb attack took place at the residence of Bangladesh's celebrated cricket icon Shakib Al Hasan, hours after the world-famous cricketer appeared at a press conference with our party president, Sheikh Hasina."
The Awami League also claimed that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) had threatened media outlets with legal action if they reported on Hasina's press conference.
"This calculated attack is yet another testament to the ongoing genocidal campaign against Awami League activists in the name of democracy-building, bearing the hallmarks of fascism," the party said.
Earlier in the day, during the virtual press conference—Hasina's first public media interaction since leaving Bangladesh for India on August 5, 2024, following widespread anti-government protests—the former prime minister said she was determined to return to Bangladesh in December and put the country "back on the right track."
The media interaction was hosted by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi.
"I know they may put me in jail or they may kill me. Anything may happen, but I still have to go back," Hasina said.
The Bangladesh government criticised Hasina's press conference, saying the event had hurt the sentiments of the Bangladeshi people and could adversely affect ongoing efforts to improve bilateral ties with India.