New Delhi: As things spiral out in our neighbouring country, Bangladesh supporters of Sheikh Hasina and her party Awami League have come under the radar of the protesting people. In this crusade for democracy, Bangladesh’s former captain of the national side, Mashrafe Mortaza found his house ravaged and plundered. Furthermore, according to the visuals, the former Bangladeshi captain’s house was ‘TORCHED’ by the protestors.
The video which was shared on social media has received a lot of criticism as well as support on social media. While Mashrafe’s house stood burning, a strange confusion gripped the entire social media. According to social media, it was believed that Litton Das’ house was torched rather than Mashrafe’s house.
A mob vandalized and set on fire the house of former Bangladesh cricket captain
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, MP of Narail-2 constituency. Several homes of Awami League leaders have been set on fire by mobs. Chaos in many towns of Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/4RBYB7Rh7L— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) August 5, 2024
Bangladesh has gained notoriety for retribution against the minorities and naturally in an air of confusion and chaos such a piece of news was bound to spread like wildfire. However, it was cleared by the netizens that it was Mashrafe’s house rather than Das’s house.
Mashrafe Mortaza’s house on fire. The image of his house burning is shared as Liton Das’s house by right wing accounts in India. #BangladeshBleeding pic.twitter.com/wb7UOel4ud
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 5, 2024
Why was Mortaza reprimanded?
Mashrafe Mortaza has led Bangladesh in 117 matches across formats which is also the most by any Bangladeshi captain. To add cherry on the top, Mashrafe had scalped 390 wickets and scored 2955 runs in 36 tests, 220 ODIs and 54 T20Is. This also in itself is a phenomenal record if talked about in terms of records and statistics.
A country which is so passionate about the game of cricket cannot possibly torch the house of one of its sporting legends. Then why did Mashrafe ‘s house become the scene of intense violence?
These Islamists have now burnt down the house of Mashrafe Mortaza who was a former Bangladesh Cricket Team captain.
Many such dehaats are illegally living in India pic.twitter.com/undelKYiSl— Lord Immy Kant (Eastern Exile) (@KantInEast) August 5, 2024
Mortaza joined Hasina’s Awami League and was elected as a member of the parliament from the Narail-2 Constituency. Naturally, Mortaza’s cricketing history did not help the former Bangladeshi cricketer to end on the favourable side of this conflict. As fire rages on in the streets of Dhaka, Hasina and her allies seek desperate asylum in neighbouring and far away countries.
