Court orders to confiscate properties of Shakib Al Hasan

A Dhaka court on Monday ordered to confiscate properties of ace cricketer and former Magura-2 lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan in a cheque dishonour case.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman passed the order, allowing a plea filed by the complainant in the case, court clerk Ripon Miah told BSS.

Relationship Officer of IFIC Bank Limited Shahibur Rahman filed the case against the four with the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque on December 15, 2024. The court recorded the complainant's statement that day and asked the four accused to appear before it on January 19 last. 

The four accused are -- Shakib Al Hasan, his company Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited's Managing Director Gazi Sahagir Hossain and directors Imdadul Haque and Malaika Begum.

The court on January 19 issued an arrest warrant against Shakib Al Hasan and Gazi Sahagir Hossain as both accused failed to appear before the court on that day. Another accused Imdadul Haque, however, surrendered before the court and pleaded for bail. 

The court, after hearing the matter, allowed him bail. It also sought a report on the death of another accused Malaika Begum, as the concerned lawyer informed the court that she has already died.

Police on Monday filed its report on executing the order to arrest the two accused. The plaintiff after that pleaded for court's order to confiscate prime accused Shakib's properties.

According to the case documents, Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited authorities took loans from the Banani branch of IFIC Bank on different occasions for business purposes. The company issued two cheques for a total amount of about Taka 4.15 crore against the loans for the bank. But both the cheques were dishonoured due to insufficient funds.