The former Bangladeshi captain's case highlights the wider fallout from Hasina's ouster, which has left scores of her allies facing criminal charges and unable to return to Bangladesh. She has told Reuters that she and other Awami League leaders plan to return to Bangladesh voluntarily in December. Shakib said he wanted to go home immediately, but failing that would try to return alongside her. Returned midway from DubaiOn one occasion in late 2024, Shakib said, he boarded a flight home on assurances from the interim government that he would be given security. Shakib rejected suggestions made by previous officials that distancing himself from Hasina and the Awami League could ease his return.