Dhaka: Star Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has currently received a death threat on Facebook Live from a fundamentalist, named Mohsin Talukder. On Sunday (November 15), at around 12:06 pm Talukder who lives in the Shahpur in Sylhet, went live on the social media platform and said that Shakib had hurt the sentiments of Muslims and even threatened to cut him into pieces.
Talukder even said that he would go from Sylhet to Dhaka to kill the 33-year-old Shakib. As per reports, earlier Shakib inaugurated a Kali Puja in Kolkata. In the meantime, the police officials have mentioned that investigations are underway surrounding the video and legal procedures would be carried out at the earliest.
“We just became aware of the matter. The video link has been handed over to the cyber forensic team. Legal action will be taken soon,” B.M. Ashraf Ullah Taher, the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, was quoted as saying.
“This is a defamation and an attempt to destroy communal harmony,” Ashraf Ullah Taher, an official of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, mentioned. Later, Talukder again came live and apologised for his behaviour and also advised Shakib, along with other celebrities, to follow the ‘right path’.
On Thursday (November 12) Shakib, reportedly went to Kolkata to inaugurate the Puja in the Beleghata area. There he was seen praying in front of an idol. The veteran returned to Bangladesh on Friday (November 13). However, on Monday (November 16), Shakib dropped a video where he gave clarifications on the rumours of inaugurating the Puja.
The veteran was definite in mentioning that he didn’t inaugurate the Puja and said that there was a different name mentioned in the invitation card. Shakib said that he attended another program for around 40 to 45 minutes where there were no talks or activities around religion. As per Shakib, when he was about to board the car after attending the program, he was requested to only light the candles at the Kali Puja.
He was clear cut in saying that the issue has been blown out of proportion and also called himself a ‘Proud Muslim’. Shakib also said that he didn’t break the phone of a fan, who was trying to take a selfie and that it was nothing, but an accident. He has also apologised for that incident.
Currently, Shakib the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) top-ranked all-rounder in ODIs, was found in October 2019 to have breached the ICC anti-corruption code and was banned for two years, with one year suspended.
