Shakib Al Hasan's Home Targeted by Bomb After Hasina's Speech

WHO:

Al Jazeera - Shakib Al Hasan, former Bangladesh cricket captain and Awami League lawmaker.

Al Jazeera - Sheikh Hasina, ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Al Jazeera - Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

ndtv.com - Awami League party.

ndtv.com - BNP, Islamist Jamaat, and NCP.

WHAT:

Al Jazeera - Shakib Al Hasan’s home was attacked with petrol bombs, causing a fire on the upper floor.

ndtv.com - The attack occurred around 8:45 pm local time.

Al Jazeera - No injuries were reported in the attack.

Al Jazeera - Hasina pledged to return to Bangladesh in December.

ndtv.com - Hasina stated, "I will go back home to be with my people. I have decided to go and I will go to Bangladesh."

WHERE:

Al Jazeera - The attack took place at Shakib Al Hasan’s ancestral home in Magura town, approximately 170 km (105 miles) southwest of Dhaka.

ndtv.com - The virtual press conference was organized at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in New Delhi, India.

WHEN:

Al Jazeera - The attack occurred after Hasina's first public media interaction since her removal from power in 2024.

ndtv.com - Hasina has been living in New Delhi since August 5, 2024.

Al Jazeera - Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia in November 2025.

WHY:

Al Jazeera - The attack followed Shakib's participation in a virtual event with Hasina, which was seen as politically motivated.

ndtv.com - The Awami League described the attack as part of a "genocidal campaign against Awami League activists in the name of democracy building."

HOW:

Al Jazeera - The attack involved throwing petrol bombs and vandalizing the property.

(UPDATED August 6, 2026 13:34 UTC)

Shakib Al Hasan's ancestral home in Magura town was attacked with petrol bombs, resulting in a fire on the upper floor, though fortunately, no injuries were reported. This incident occurred after Sheikh Hasina's first public media interaction since her removal from power in 2024, and Hasina has announced plans to return to Bangladesh in December, stating, "I will go back home to be with my people." The Awami League has condemned the attack as part of a "genocidal campaign against Awami League activists in the name of democracy building."