Mashrafe, 5 others sued for forcibly taking BPL share

A case was filed against former Bangladesh national cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortuza and five others on charges of forcibly taking shares of the BPL Cricket Team, Sylhet Strikers.

USA-based Bangladeshi expatriate Sarwar Golam Chowdhury fled the case with Pallabi thana, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi Police thana told BSS on Monday night.

The plaintiff alleged that Mashrafe, a former lawmaker of the Awami League (AL), forcibly took away the share of his BPL Cricket Team, Sylhet Strikers on August 31, 2023.

The other accused in the case are- Helaluddin, Imam Hasan, RJSC commission officer, AKM Russell and Bablu.

He said Inspector Adil Hossain was appointed as investigation officer (IO) of the case.

"Arrest would be made through a proper investigation into the case," OC Nazrul said.