Staff Correspondent:

Chief Adviser Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has blasted cricketer Shakib Al Hasan for joining the last parliamentary election with Awami League ticket.

“Awami League has stained its hands with the blood of the people. It has abducted and killed many youths. Shakib Al Hasan joined Awami League despite having prior information in this regard,” Shafiqul said after visiting Magura Medical College Hospital on Friday.

The July-August mass upsurge took place in Magura, likewise other parts of the country and three or four boys were killed brutally, he said.

“Shakib was a lawmaker from Magura. Didn’t he know about the people killed during the movement? Has Shakib ever said he is sorry, as there was a killing in his constituency, has he condemned it?” Shafiqul said.

Shafiqul, once a seasoned journalist of foreign media, said he was covering the election duty in the Magura-1 constituency in 2024, but found no competitor in the electoral race.

“It was a stage-managed election and it was understood who would win the election and Shakib knew in advance that he would win,” he said.