Asif responds strongly to Shakib’s statement
- Update Time : 02:34:47 pm, Monday, 29 September 2025
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A fresh round of online back-and-forth has unfolded between Bangladesh cricket star Shakib Al Hasan and Youth & Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan.
It all began on September 28, when Shakib posted a birthday message on Facebook featuring a photo with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The post immediately drew attention and sparked heated debate.
Not long after, Adviser Asif shared a cryptic status of his own, hinting that those who criticized him for not rehabilitating “a certain individual” owed him an apology. Without mentioning any name, his comments were widely interpreted as a response to Shakib’s post.
Later that night, Shakib appeared to hit back, writing that someone had finally admitted to preventing him from wearing the national jersey again.
By the following evening, Asif doubled down with another Facebook post. “I was forced into nomination once, but never involved myself in party politics,” he wrote in Bangla, before signing off in English with, ‘You know who.’
He went on to take a sharper tone, suggesting that someone with blood on their hands, financial scandals, and a history of endorsing wrongdoers should not be glorified simply because of cricketing achievements. “The law is equal for everyone,” Asif wrote.
The exchange has now stretched over two days, turning into a highly publicized war of words. For now, Shakib—currently in the United States with his family—has yet to reply to Asif’s latest remarks.
