Shakib Al Hasan Reverses Retirement: Bangladesh cricket team’s legendary all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has expressed his desire to return from retirement in all formats of international cricket. Shakib had announced his retirement from all formats of cricket just a year ago and his international career ended suddenly. He played his last match in the Kanpur Test against India in the year 2024. Because, an FIR was registered against Shakib in an alleged murder case in Bangladesh in August 2024. After this, Shakib played series in India and Pakistan, but he could never play in the home series.

Shakib expressed his desire to play in the home series

Shakib has previously been a member of Parliament from Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League. At the same time, he has not returned to his country since May 2024, because his government fell in August 2024. Shakib has once again expressed his desire to return to his country. He said that he wants to play domestic series in all formats once again, but only for one series and after that he will retire forever. Shakib said that he wants to play the farewell series in Bangladesh and he has confidence in Bangladesh Cricket that he will be given a place in the Bangladesh team.

Shakib gave a statement in a podcast

Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said in ‘Beard Before Wicket’, ‘I have not officially retired from all formats. I am telling this for the first time. I want to go back to Bangladesh, play a complete series, which includes ODIs, Tests and T20s, and then retire. Meaning I want to retire from all formats in one series. Whether the series starts with T20, then ODI and Test, or Test, ODI, T20. I don’t care, but I want to play the entire series and then retire. This is my wish.

He further said, ‘I am hopeful, that is why I am still playing T20 league and I think it will happen. When a player says something, he sticks to his word and it doesn’t matter to me whether I play well or not. I may play badly in the series if I want to play. But I don’t need to do that. I think this is enough. This is a good way to say goodbye to the fans who have always supported me, I want a chance to give something back to them by playing a home series.

Big news has come out from Bangladesh where the Bangladesh court has sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to death on two charges, after which the same discussion is taking place everywhere that can now Bangladesh Army or Police forcefully arrest Sheikh Hasina from India? Let us tell you what are the rules for this and how will be the further process. Before that, know that on Monday, the International Crimes Tribunal of Dhaka found Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity and called her the mastermind of the murders during the student movement in 2024.

Can Bangladesh Police or Army arrest Sheikh Hasina?

Now the question arises whether Bangladesh police or army will arrest him from India? For this, first of all you have to understand the India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty. In 2013, India and Bangladesh implemented an extradition treaty to exchange criminals to combat extremism and terrorism on their common borders. But in 2016, this treaty was amended to make the extradition process even easier. This treaty provides for the extradition of people who have been convicted of charges punishable with a sentence of at least one year.

Can Hasina avoid going to Bangladesh under Article 7?

Under the India-Bangladesh extradition treaty, India can also refuse to hand over Sheikh Hasina under Article 7 of the treaty. But there is a condition for this. In fact, both countries can refuse to each other against extraditing a person against whom a case is already pending in some other case in the country in which he has taken refuge. For example, if any criminal case was going on against Sheikh Hasina in India, India could have refused to extradite Sheikh Hasina, but this is not the case in her case.

India can refuse extradition but…

India may refuse to hand over Sheikh Hasina under Article 8 of the Bangladesh extradition treaty. A section of the treaty (Article 8) says that India can refuse extradition if the case is not made in “good faith in the interest of justice”. Meaning, if India believes that Bangladesh’s allegation is “political in nature”, then the government can refuse extradition. However, some crimes (such as murder, disappearance) do not fall within the definition of “political crimes” in the treaty, so this argument cannot fully apply to all the cases against Sheikh Hasina.

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