Shakib Al Hasan Yet To Be Paid For Final Four Months Of His Bangladesh Contract
Shakib Al Hasan is yet to receive his salary for the final four months of his contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Shakib Al Hasan has not yet received his salary for the final four months of 2024, while he was contracted to play for the Bangladesh national cricket team even as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced an increase to the salary and match fees of its players on Monday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board officials admitted that Shakib is yet to receive his outstanding salary but argued that his accounts were frozen.
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“It’s true that he (Shakib) is yet to receive salary for September, October, November and December and that is largely due to the fact his bank account got frozen," an official was quoted as saying to Cricbuzz.
As per the report by Cricbuzz, Shakib is expected to receive BDT 48 Lakhs (USD 38400), which amounts to around Rs 33 lakh excluding taxes.
Shakib had announced his retirement from international cricket as the 37-year-old is also an ex-lawmaker in the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government. The star all-rounder, a member of parliament from his hometown Magura, was a target of public anger and He was one of 147 people named in an FIR for an alleged murder during the political unrest that has ensued since August 5, the day their government effectively resigned from power after 15 years.
BCB cricket operation chairman Nazmul Abedin confirmed that Shakib will receive his payment as per the agreement.
“He (Shakib) will get his salary as per the agreement because whether you play or not there is an agreement in place and certainly we will try to fulfil our commitment as per the agreement," Nazmul was quoted by Cricbuzz.
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