A Dhaka court has summoned cricketer and former Magura-2 MP Shakib Al Hasan, along with three others, to appear in court over a cheque fraud case. 

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issued the order, according to court sources on Wednesday (December 18).

On December 15, the case was filed by Shahibur Rahman on behalf of IFIC Bank’s Banani branch. The court recorded the plaintiff’s statement and directed the accused to appear on January 18.

The other accused are Gazi Shahagir Hossain, Managing Director of Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Ltd., and directors Imdadul Haque and Malaika Begum.

According to the case statement, Shakib’s agro-farm business had taken loans from IFIC Bank and issued two cheques, which bounced due to insufficient funds. The cheques amounted to approximately Tk 4.15 crore.

BDST: 1547 HRS, DEC 18, 2024
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