Shakib-ul-Hasan won the parliamentary seat
Bangladesh cricket team captain Shakib-ul-Hasan won the parliamentary seat.
NEWSSPORTS ELECTION
Malik HS
1/8/20241 min read
Shakib-ul-Hasan won the parliamentary seat
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket team captain Shakib-ul-Hasan won the parliamentary seat.
According to Bangladeshi media reports, captain Shakibul Hasan has won the parliamentary seat from his constituency in the western town of Magura.
The 36-year-old all-rounder has defeated his rival by a margin of over one and a half lakh votes.
It should be noted that Shakib-ul-Hasan had contested the election on the ticket of Awami League, the party of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid.
District Chief Administrator Abu Nasir Baig termed Shakib-ul-Hasan's success as a 'great victory' but the cricketer has not yet issued a statement on his success.
Sheikh Hasina herself has become the Prime Minister of the country for the fifth time by winning these elections with a huge majority.
Shakib-ul-Hasan, speaking ahead of the election, admitted that he does not face any major hurdles but is still concerned about balancing cricket and politics.
"Whether it's a small team or a big team, competition and challenges are always there," he said.
Due to contesting elections, he had temporarily distanced himself from cricket.