Unidentified people tonight attempted to set fire to the Magura house of former Bangladesh cricket captain and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan, police said.
The incident took place around 9:00pm at the house in Keshab Mor area of the town, said Md Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar Police Station.
“Several miscreants threw brick chips at the house and vandalised windows. They also tried to set the house on fire,” the OC told The Daily Star.
The OC said it was not immediately known who were involved in the incident. Police were deployed around the house following the incident, he added.
The incident occurred hours after former Magura-1 MP Shakib joined a media interaction addressed by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The event was hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi today.
