Dhaka, Mar 24 (V7N) – A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of assets belonging to cricketer and former Magura-2 MP Shakib Al Hasan in connection with a check fraud case involving 41.5 million taka.

The order was issued on Monday by Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman, according to court prosecutor Ripon Mia. The case was filed by IFIC Bank on December 15, 2024, through plaintiff Shahibur Rahman in the court of Magistrate Mahbubul Haque. The case accuses Shakib and four others of financial fraud.

The other accused are Agro Farm Limited’s MD Gazi Shahgir Hossain and company directors Imdadul Haque and Malaika Begum. While Imdadul and Malaika appeared in court, Shakib and Gazi Shahgir failed to do so, leading to arrest warrants being issued against them.

According to the case details, Agro Farm, owned by Shakib, had taken loans from IFIC Bank’s Banani branch for business purposes. Two checks issued by the company were dishonored due to insufficient funds, leading to the legal action.

This is not the first financial controversy involving Shakib. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) had earlier frozen all his bank accounts, along with those of his wife, Umme Ahmed Shishir, and their business entities, following allegations of capital market manipulation and financial irregularities.

Shakib, who was elected MP from Magura-1 on an Awami League ticket, is also an accused in a murder case filed at Adabor Police Station after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government on August 5. He is currently believed to be residing in the United States.

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