Bangladesh’s star fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is in the news these days outside the field. After being out of IPL 2026, his name continues to be in the headlines. After the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, there was criticism from all sides regarding the inclusion of them in IPL in India. Due to this BCCI expelled him. Meanwhile, fans also want to know about his personal life. Mustafizur always keeps his personal life away from the limelight, but the story of his marriage is quite interesting.

Married to cousin

Mustafizur Rahman married Samia Parveen in the year 2019. The special thing is that Samia is his cousin. According to media reports, before marriage, both of them knew and dated each other for about six years. Later both the families accepted this relationship. After returning from New Zealand tour, Mustafizur got married in a very simple family ceremony.

Who is Samia Parveen?

Samia Parveen is a resident of Narail city of Bangladesh. He was born on 20 February 1996. He did his early studies from Narail and took admission in Dhaka University for further studies. Samia has studied Psychology. However, there has been no public confirmation regarding her profession, because she likes to keep her personal life quite confidential.

Stay away from social media

Samia Parveen keeps distance from social media. Some of Mustafizur’s pictures are visible on his social media account, but in most of the photos, Samia’s face is covered. She is seen wearing a burqa. She has been seen with Mustafizur at cricket matches and family functions, but she prefers to avoid the limelight. At present this couple has no children.

Mustafizur’s cricket journey

Mustafizur Rahman, born in 1995, is counted among the most reliable fast bowlers of Bangladesh. He has represented the country in all three formats – Test, ODI and T20. He made his debut in international cricket in 2015 and soon made his mark as a slower ball and death over specialist.

Till now, Mustafizur has 31 wickets in 15 Tests, 177 wickets in 116 ODIs and 158 wickets in 126 T20 International matches. In IPL, he has taken 65 wickets after playing 60 matches. He has been a part of teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings.

The controversy surrounding Bangladeshi player Shahrukh Khan is not seeming to subside. Meanwhile, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party spokesperson Asim Waqar has given a sharp reaction. Taking aim at Devkinandan Thakur, he said that if he has courage then he should demand from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expel Sheikh Hasina from the country.

AIMIM leader Asim Waqar hit back at the controversy over the Bangladeshi player and said, “Devkinandan Thakur is pressurizing Shahrukh Khan to drop the Bangladeshi player from his team. If he has the courage, he should demand from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expel Sheikh Hasina from the country and close the embassy of Bangladesh.” Asim Waqar challenged him and asked, “Why do you have the courage?”

Devkinandan Thakur called Shahrukh a traitor

Actually, IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Rider team has bought Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman for Rs 9.20 crore. After which the narrator Devkinandan Thakur attacked KKR owner Shahrukh Khan and called him a traitor. He said that citing atrocities on minority Hindus in Bangladesh, he was called a traitor.

Devkinandan Thakur warned Shahrukh Khan that if he did not drop the Bangladeshi cricketer from the KKR team, his team would be boycotted across the country. He will not allow KKR’s match to happen.

Sangeet Som also targeted

On the other hand, former BJP MLA Sangeet Som also questioned Shahrukh Khan on buying Bangladeshi players and called it an anti-national activity. Sangeet Som called them traitors and said that such people do not deserve to live in the country. Anti-national forces are being encouraged in the country only through Bollywood and cricket.

‘This is not betrayal…’, Maulana Rizvi came to the defense of Shahrukh Khan regarding Bangladeshi cricketer.