Shakib has expanded his business world beyond the playground



Hassan Adnan and Mehedi Hassan Rahat, Dhaka
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Shakib Al Hasan is the 'poster boy' of Bangladesh cricket. He is also discussed at various times for his controversial activities on and off the field. However, Shakib Al Hasan is not just a cricketer in the corporate world of the country. Apart from being known as a commodity ambassador, Shakib has already expanded his reach in the corporate world through various investments and businesses.

Shakib Al Hasan's primary business involvement as a businessman through investment in restaurant business. After that, he quickly expanded his business environment. He has investments in various sectors of the country including stock market, power plants, cosmetics, travel agencies, hotels, event management and crab and kunch farms. Outside the country, Shakib Al Hasan has invested large sums in various countries including the United States and Saudi Arabia.

But above all, Shakib has recently become a big influence in the country's capital market. He has invested large sums of money. He has formed alliances with big 'players' in the capital market. Shakib Al Hasan, the goodwill ambassador of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the regulator of the capital market, has also recently received approval for a brokerage house. All in all, Shakib Al Hasan has become a big entrepreneur in the corporate world at the expense of cricket.

Banik Barta has investigated about Shakib Al Hasan's investments, assets and business environment. The long search included reviewing bank account information as well as talking to his business associates and classmates. Concerned people said that Shakib Al Hasan entered the business world after 2010. He has invested one after another in different sectors. But the success of Shakib with bat and ball did not catch the business. Most of his institutions in the country are sick. He has already sold some companies. However, recently Shakib Al Hasan is moving to the United States by restricting his business activities in the country.

A few years ago, Shakib Al Hasan's consortium applied to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for a 200-megawatt dual-fuel power plant at Shikalbaha in Chittagong. The proposed power plant of NEL-RML-SNEPSCL Energy Consortium offered to supply power to BPDB for 15 years. The company said it would go into production within a year and a half of signing the contract.

Shakib Al Hasan himself signed the letter sent to BPDB as the authorized representative of the power plant. The letter showed the consortium's head office, the Millennium Square in the capital's Pragati Sarani. However, the BPDB returned the application as it was incomplete. After that, Shakib Al Hasan contacted several big industrialists of the country to jointly build the power plant. But in the end the power plant did not see the light. However, it is still in the state of application to BPDB.

Shakib Al Hasan runs a restaurant called Shakib's Dines in Banani, Dhaka. The restaurant was inaugurated in 2015. However, he sold the restaurant a few days later. At present, there are two restaurants named 'Sakib's-75' in Mirpur and Dhanmondi of the capital.

In 2016, Shakib Al Hasan set up a crab and kunch farm on 14 acres of land in Datinakhali, Burigoalini Union, Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira. However, the farm named Shakib Agro Farm Limited has been closed for almost two years. The company's signboard also disappeared a few days ago.

Bhabatosh Kumar Mandal, chairman of Burigoalini Union Parishad, told Banik Barta yesterday that the farm was set up with land lease from local farmers. But the promised land rent of the farmers was not paid. Besides, the workers blocked the road in protest processions last year due to arrears of salaries and allowances of the workers working in the farm. Shakib Agro Farm Limited has been closed since then. At present the farm does not even have a signboard.

Shakib Al Hasan also started a cosmetics business with the interest of his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir. Shakib inaugurated a cosmetics shop called Cosmic Jovian at Jamuna Future Park in the capital. However, like Crab Farm, the world's leading brand of cosmetics marketing is closed now. A search of the shopping mall yesterday revealed that Cosmic Jovian's showroom has been closed for a long time.

In January 2015, Shakib Al Hasan officially inaugurated an event management company called Fiesta. Although the company started in 2008, Shakib joined it in 2015. Among the 13 directors of the company, Shakib Al Hasan is the chairman and Naqib Chowdhury is the managing director. However, there are allegations against Shakib's event management company of human trafficking behind a cultural event in Japan.

Shakib Al Hasan has visited Saudi Arabia several times since 2016. Shakib's classmates said that even though he went to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, his main purpose was to expand his business. At that time Shakib bought several residential hotels in Saudi Arabia. The hotels were bought mainly for renting from Bangladeshis going for Umrah. Following this, Shakib inaugurated a travel agency called 'Sah-75 Tours and Travels Management' in 2020. But due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, the business of this organization has also stopped.

Shakib also agreed to buy 20,000 square feet of commercial space at the White Sand Resort Hotel Cum Shopping Mall in Cox's Bazaar in February 2016.

Shakib Al Hasan has been serving as the goodwill ambassador of BSEC since 2017. Monarch Holdings, which owns the company, received initial approval from the company in May this year. Monarch Holdings, which owns the company, received initial approval from the company in May this year. Documents submitted to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) showed that Shakib Al Hasan is the chairman of Monarch Holdings. The managing director of the company is Kazi Sadia Hasan, wife of Abul Khair Hiru, a well-known stock trader in Pankajibazar and an official of the Cooperatives Department. The directors are Javed A. Matin and Abul Kalam Matbar.

Shakib Al Hasan has been playing franchise cricket in different countries since 2009. He regularly plays domestic cricket in various countries of the world including English County Cricket, Big Bash, Indian Premier League (IPL), Caribbean Premier League, Sri Lankan Premier League and Pakistan Super League. Concerned people said that Shakib Al Hasan has earned a huge amount by playing in various foreign leagues. But he did not bring the money earned by playing abroad to the country. Shakib took the earned money to the United States. He has investments in various sectors in the United States. Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan has bought a house in the US state of Wisconsin.

Since 2009, Shakib Al Hasan has been contracted as a goodwill ambassador and commodity ambassador for various organizations. At that time he signed a contract with a bank for Taka 15 lakh as a goodwill ambassador. Shakib Al Hasan got acquainted with the country's banking sector through that agreement. Since then, he has been the goodwill ambassador of various banks including BRAC and Standard Chartered. At the same time, Shakib Al Hasan has acted as advertising ambassador for various products including Pepsi, Banglalink, Castrol, Lifeboy, Singer Electronics, Norton Antivirus, Boost, La Reve, Lenovo, Runner Motorcycle, Ja'NG Ice Cream and Tiffin Biscuits. In return he got huge amount of money from different organizations. He got acquainted with the country's top businessmen, politicians and powerful people.

Shakib Al Hasan's main bank account is in Standard Chartered Bank, a multinational bank. Besides, he has accounts in several banks including UCB, EBL, Islami Bank. Banik Barta has tried to measure his wealth on the basis of information obtained from various sources including Shakib's long time classmate, banker, BO account of capital market.

However, a number of websites that publish information about the income and lifestyle of the stars provide an idea of Shakib Al Hasan's total wealth. According to Cricket Tracker, Shakib Al Hasan's wealth in 2016 was 3.5 crore dollars. And according to Cloud Net Worth, at the end of 2019, Shakib's wealth was 3 crore 60 lakh dollars. On the other hand, according to NetWorthIdea, Shakib's wealth in 2021 is estimated at 4 crore dollars, in Bangladeshi currency which is about Taka 340 crore. The websites have calculated the total assets of Shakib Al Hasan on the basis of his salary as a contracted player of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), income from franchise league, income as a trade ambassador and income from various businesses in Bangladesh.

However, Shakib Al Hasan did not agree to comment on his business and assets. "I don't want to talk about anything at the moment," he said when contacted by cell phone on behalf of Banik Barta yesterday afternoon.

   

"That" Mohsin Sheikh was appointed for full term



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Mohsin Sheikh has been appointed as the Performance Analyst of Bangladesh National Cricket Team. This is not the first time the Pakistani-born Australian has worked with Shanto-Litton in the New Zealand series last year.

But that was a part-time job. BCB has appointed him as a performance analyst on a full-time basis. Mohsin was appointed to this post on contract till May 2026.

It is known that Mohsin will join the team soon. Bangladesh's five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe will begin on May 3. He will join the Bangladesh team in the field of that series.

Mohsin Shaikh's experience as a performance analyst is not less. He also spent time with the Afghanistan, Pakistan and Australia cricket boards before working with Bangladesh on the tour of New Zealand last December.

Apart from this, Mohsin has also competed in various T20 leagues around the world. He has vast experience of working as a performance analyst in top leagues like Bangladesh Premier League, Pakistan Super League, Indian Premier League and Australian Big Bash.



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Naogaon’s Dolly joined ICC umpiring



District Correspondent, Barta24.com, Noagaon
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Dolly Rani Sarkar, a girl from Naogaon, has been included as the first female umpire of Bangladesh in the World Cricket Controlling Organization (ICC) ICC umpiring.

Behind reaching this stage of success is an unknown story of a struggling life. Dolly Rani was born in a poor family in Barendra Bhoomi town of Naogaon. She used to play neighborhood cricket with boys since childhood. That's where she started playing cricket. After that she got admission in BKSP. She also got a call to the national team's 20-man camp, but had to stop there and got a job in BKSP, so her cricket career did not progress further. That Dolly Rani Sarkar is now holding the umpiring helm and showing Bangladesh a dream.

Dolly Rani told Barta24.com at Naogaon Stadium, I used to play sports since childhood. I used to play handball, volleyball and athletics in all the sports events in the school and I used to play with all the older brothers of the neighborhood. The beginning is by the hands of the older brothers of my neighborhood. The beginning was very difficult for me unless the Naogaon District Sports Association and the neighborhood elder brothers, younger brothers and neighboring uncles took me to play in the cricket tournaments held in the neighborhood and from there I developed. If they didn't help, I wouldn't have come this far. I also got a call to the national team's 20-man camp, but had to stop there. Later, the job was done in BKSP, the cricket career did not progress further.

She also said, "I am so happy to join the ICC umpiring as the first woman umpire of Bangladesh that I don't know the language to express." I am very happy and glad because it was not expected that I will join ICC umpiring so soon. The cricket board has been working with us for two years. In the last two years, the cricket board has tried to make us suitable by giving matches at different places. We did that. I have been included in ICC umpiring today.

Dolly Rani said, I was a student of BKSP. I have been in umpiring practice since 2009. We started the journey with the girls' first division cricket tournament. Besides, I was the umpire for the boys' matches in BKSP, especially when Soumya, Vijaya were there. Besides, many teams from outside the country used to come to play in BKSP like I used to umpire Sri Lanka - Pakistan matches.

She also said, I was born in Naogaon, grew up in Naogaon, and started playing in Naogaon. Everything is Naogaon-centric. My primary school life was Chak Enayet Govt Primary School, Secondary Naogaon Pyarimohan (PM) Girls High School and for sports I passed SSC from Naogaon Govt Girls High School, HSC from Naogaon Govt College, Completed Graduation from BKSP, Completed Masters from Devendra College,  Manikganj, completed Bped from National University and completed Mp ED from Uttara University. 

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Dhananjaya-Mendis hit century, target of Bangladesh is 511



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Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis have become a nightmare for Bangladesh in the ongoing Test series. After a pair of 202 runs in the first innings, a pair of 173 runs in the second innings. Two batsmen scored centuries in both innings. The second innings of the Lankans stopped at 418 runs. And in front of Bangladesh, the target is 511 runs in the Sylhet Test.

The record of winning matches at the top of the target is not far from Bangladesh. West Indies won the highest target of 418 runs in the long history of Test cricket. That victory against Australia in the Antigua Test in 2003 is the record for the highest run chase to date.

Earlier, however, Sri Lanka, who got a lead of 92 runs in the first innings, signaled a quick stop in the second innings. They finished the second day with five wickets for 119 runs. So it was assumed that if the Lankans were crushed on the third day, Bangladesh would be able to keep the target within reach. At the beginning of the third day, that impression was also similar.

But after that everything seems to be random. Mendis came down to accompany Dhananjaya. Then these two took the lead. They reminded me of the first innings. They repeated their first innings once more. The match somehow went wrong from the hands of Bangladesh. After that the situation became such that Bangladesh can at least breathe a sigh of relief if this pair is broken.

Finally the pair broke on 173 runs. Mehedi Miraj sent Dhananjaya back for 108 runs. However, after that, Mendis formed a pair again with Prabath Jayasuriya. They accumulated another 67 runs. It was thought that the Lankans might declare an innings if this pair breaks. However, in another round, Mendis formed a pair with the last batsman of Lankans, Kasun Rajitha. Another 52 runs came from the last wicket pair. At one time it seemed that Mendis could not be stopped until the end. However Srilankans innings ended at 418 runs in the second knock. So Bangladesh will have to score a mammoth 511 in two remaining days. 

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Bangladesh won series comfortably against Sri Lanka



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Rishad Hossain, the name must be remembered. He had a storm with the bat in the last match of the T20 series as well, but the result did not go in his favor. In the last match of the ODI series, Rishad appeared with the bat again after getting a chance in the team. Bangladesh won the series by 2-1 by losing 4 wickets of the Lankans in the last ODI of the series with his bat.

In the series deciding match at the Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, Sri Lanka had a toss of luck. The Lankans, who won the toss and batted first, were uncomfortable from the start. Within 15 runs, Taskin Ahmed guided both the visitors' openers to the sack.

Charit Asalanka and Kushal Mendis tried to handle the initial shock. However, Mustafizur Rahman and Rishad Hossain ended their innings before it became scary. Asalanka with 37 runs and Mendis with catches behind the wicket for 29 runs increased the danger of the team.

Zenith Lienage tried to pull the Lankans out of that danger. He also played an unbeaten innings of 101 runs in 102 balls. However, despite the subsequent batsmen failing to give him minimal support, Lienage played a role in bringing the team to his maiden century of ODI career.

Taskin took the maximum 3 wickets for Bangladesh. Two wickets each went to Mustafiz and Mehdi Hasan Miraj.

Bangladesh lost Soumya Sarkar due to injury while fielding. Tanjid Hasan Tamim played a great innings as his concussion replacement. However, Lahiru Kumara swept over the other batters around him. Opener Enamul Haque Vijay, captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Tawhid Hriday and Mahmudullah became the victims of this Lankan pacer.

Mahmudullah scored 0 and 1 respectively in the next two matches despite playing an effective match-turning innings of 37 runs in the first ODI.

Tanjid picked up a 51-ball fifty on a day of failure by experienced batsmen. He was stopped by Wanindu Hasaranga after playing an innings of 84 runs with 9 fours and four massive sixes. Asalanka was caught on the boundary while trying to hit a big shot and burned in the regret of missing the century. Losing him, the danger of the team has increased!

However, in the sixth wicket, two experienced batsmen Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored 48 runs for Bangladesh to dream of winning again. 25 runs came off Hasaranga's bat before he was caught on the boundary.

Rishad Hossain came to the scene after the return of Miraj. Cricket fans saw his rampage with the bat in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Today, after getting the opportunity, his bat was on fire again. He won the match and series by playing an unbeaten innings of 48 runs from 18 balls.

After pushing back the nightmare of defeat in two consecutive ODI series at home, Bangladesh has won the ODI series again. The pain of the T20 series loss will also be mitigated to some extent by this win. After two series of white ball, now two teams will fight in white clothes. The first Test of the two-match series will begin in Sylhet on March 22.

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