BCB suspends Shahadat

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday suspended fast bowler Shahadat Hossain Rajib from all kind of activities under its jurisdiction for allegedly torturing an 11-year-old housemaid.
The board won’t give him any leeway until the case against him, filed under the ‘Women and Children Repression Prevention Act’, is resolved by the court.
“He is suspended from all kind of cricketing activities under BCB’s jurisdiction until the case is resolved,” BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said.

“For the time being he is banned from any kind of training activities, practice camp or playing any tournament,” he elaborated reiterating that BCB is severely embarrassed by the issue.
“The law will take its own course. BCB has nothing to do with it. He has to prove himself innocent.”
Shahadat played 38 Tests and 51 one-day internationals for Bangladesh in a career spanning 10 years. He last played a Test against Pakistan this year after which a frequent injury and lack of fitness cost his place.
He was included in the BCB’s high performance unit in order to regain his fitness.
He and his wife Nitto Shahadat were sued for ‘torturing their 11-year-old housemaid Mahfuza Akhter Happy in the last week. He and his wife have been on the run since the case was filed.
Shahadat’s parents several times tried to meet the BCB’s high ups but no one cared them. Earlier on Saturday night, BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon stated that Shahadat himself came to visit him but he refused to meet him.
The victim claimed that Shahadat Hossain and his wife Nitto often tortured her since she began work at the house one year ago.
When Mozammel Haque, plaintiff of the case, found the injured girl, she told him that she had been abused by the cricketer and his wife.
Mozammel then took her to the police station and filed a case with Mirpur Police Station and the girl was sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) for treatment.
Happy told journalists at the hospital that the couple brutally tortured her at their residence on many occasions even if she made a little mistake.
Dr Bilkis Begum, coordinator of OCC of DMCH, told that they found several injury marks on her body with her eyes swollen and her left leg fractured.
Earlier on that day, Shahadat Hossain filed a general diary mentioning that the girl went missing from their house.
But soon after the case, the couple went into hiding. Police said they are trying to arrest Shahadat and his wife.

BCB suspends Shahadat

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday suspended fast bowler Shahadat Hossain Rajib from all kind of activities under its jurisdiction for allegedly torturing an 11-year-old housemaid. The board wont give him any leeway until the case against him, filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, is resolved by the court. He is suspended from all kind of cricketing activities under BCBs jurisdiction until the case is resolved, BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said. For the time being he is banned from any kind of training activities, practice camp or playing any tournament, he elaborated reiterating that BCB is severely embarrassed by the issue. The law will take its own course. BCB has nothing to do with it. He has to prove himself innocent. Shahadat played 38 Tests and 51 one-day internationals for Bangladesh in a career spanning 10 years. He last played a Test against Pakistan this year after which a frequent injury and lack of fitness cost his place. He was included in the BCBs high performance unit in order to regain his fitness. He and his wife Nitto Shahadat were sued for torturing their 11-year-old housemaid Mahfuza Akhter Happy in the last week. He and his wife have been on the run since the case was filed. Shahadats parents several times tried to meet the BCBs high ups but no one cared them. Earlier on Saturday night, BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon stated that Shahadat himself came to visit him but he refused to meet him. The victim claimed that Shahadat Hossain and his wife Nitto often tortured her since she began work at the house one year ago. When Mozammel Haque, plaintiff of the case, found the injured girl, she told him that she had been abused by the cricketer and his wife. Mozammel then took her to the police station and filed a case with Mirpur Police Station and the girl was sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) for treatment. Happy told journalists at the hospital that the couple brutally tortured her at their residence on many occasions even if she made a little mistake. Dr Bilkis Begum, coordinator of OCC of DMCH, told that they found several injury marks on her body with her eyes swollen and her left leg fractured. Earlier on that day, Shahadat Hossain filed a general diary mentioning that the girl went missing from their house. But soon after the case, the couple went into hiding. Police said they are trying to arrest Shahadat and his wife.