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Published : 14 Jun 2026, 06:29 PM
Bangladesh Test cricketer Nayeem Hasan has decided to return to the field in a bid to recover more quickly from the physical and mental impact of his alleged assault and harassment by police.
His elder brother Kamrul Alam Sabbir said Nayeem is resuming cricket on the advice of doctors from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Speaking to bdnews24.com on Sunday afternoon, Sabbir said: “Nayeem left for Dhaka on a 4:30pm flight. The ‘A’ team has a match there tomorrow and he will take part in it.”
“After that, he will travel to Sylhet, where a Test match is scheduled against Zimbabwe.”
Sabbir said Nayeem is now in a “reasonably stable” condition.
Nayeem alleged that he was assaulted by police while travelling home in a CNG-powered autorickshaw after arriving at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport from Dhaka on Friday night.
According to him, police stopped the vehicle at Lalkhan Bazar and assaulted him before taking him to a police station.
The incident drew criticism from current and former national cricketers, many of whom spoke out on Facebook.
After allegations emerged of “unprofessional” conduct towards Nayeem, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) temporarily suspended two officers on Saturday.
Later that day, CMP Commissioner Hasan Md Shawkat Ali visited Nayeem’s home in the city’s Bahaddarhat.
On Saturday night, Khulshi Police chief Md Arifur Rahman was withdrawn from his post and attached to the police lines.
