He is playing his first tournament since suffering serious injuries in a car accident in December 2022 that kept him out of last year's IPL as well as the 50-overs World Cup in India
He made the request during the prize-giving ceremony after the thumping nine-wicket victory over the Proteas in the third ODI in Chittagong on Wednesday.
Commentator Shamim Ashraf Chowdhury asked Mashrafe if he would ask the prime minister, who is a big fan of Bangladesh, to extend the vacation for the celebrations.
“Maybe,” the captain replied.
“You can request directly,” Chowdhury said.
Mashrafe then spoke in Bangla: “Honourable prime minister, please give us an extra holiday.”
Now it is the time for Hasina to decide on the matter.