Several reports stated that Sheikh Hasina will soon leave for London. (File)
Dhaka:
Protesters reportedly set fire to the home of former cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as violence and chaos continued in the country after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and left the country.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Member of Parliament from Narail-2 constituency in Khulna Division, after winning the seat for the second time in a row as the Awami League candidate in the general elections held in Bangladesh earlier this year.
Local media reported that protesters destroyed and burned Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s home after Sheikh Hasina flew out of the country following mass student protests.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has led Bangladesh in 117 matches across formats – the most for his country. He took 390 international wickets and scored 2,955 runs in 36 Tests, 220 ODIs and 54 T20Is during his long cricket career.
After quitting the game, he entered politics in 2018 by joining Hasina-led Awami League and was elected MP from Narail-2 constituency.
Bangladesh’s leading daily Dhaka Tribune reported that the protesters also set fire to the District Awami League office and vandalized President Subash Chandra Bose’s house.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina landed at Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad near Delhi on Monday evening, arriving in a Bangladesh Air Force military transport plane as thousands of protesters stormed and vandalized Ganabhaban, the prime minister’s official residence in Dhaka.
Several reports stated that she will be heading to London soon.
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