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Bangladesh's sports minister says Shakib Al Hasan has no chance of returning to cricket after attending a media event with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is under a death sentence in absentia. Shakib faces murder charges related to the crackdown on protests that toppled Hasina's government.
Two years after being ousted, former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return home despite facing a death sentence. The announcement has triggered protests, diplomatic friction with India, and debate about the country's political future.
Firebombs were hurled at the ancestral home of former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan in Magura town, hours after he appeared at an online event with exiled ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. No injuries were reported, but the attack underscores rising political tensions in the country.
