A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and Gazi Shahgir Hossain, the managing director of Shakib's agro farm, in connection with a cheque dishonour case.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman passed the order on Sunday after they failed to appear before the court.
On December 15, Sahibur Rahman, the public relations officer of IFIC Bank, filed the case against Shakib Al Hasan and three others.
The other accused are Gazi Shahgir Hossain, managing director of Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm, and directors Imdadul Haque and Malaikar Begum.
The company itself is also named in the case.
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On December 18, the court summoned the accused to appear.
On that day, Imdadul Haque and Malaikar Begum surrendered and were granted bail, but Shakib Al Hasan and Gazi Shahgir Hossain did not show up.
According to the case documents, Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited took loans from the Banani branch of IFIC Bank for business purposes.
The company issued two cheques for a total of approximately Tk 4.14 crore against these loans. However, both cheques were dishonoured due to insufficient funds.
In response, the bank sent a legal notice via a daily newspaper, demanding repayment. Since the loan was not returned within 30 days, the bank filed the case in court.