Shahadat suspended for ‘beating child maid’

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricketer Shahadat Hossain was suspended on Sunday from all forms of the game as police investigate allegations that he and his wife beat their 11-year-old maid.
Police are still searching for the 29-year-old paceman who went into hiding last week after claims he “tortured and abused” the maid who is undergoing treatment in hospital.
“The allegations against Shahadat Hossain have tarnished our image,” Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) spokesman Jalal Yunus told AFP.
“We’ve therefore decided to temporarily suspend him from all sorts of cricket being organised by the BCB,” Yunus said, adding that Shahadat would only be allowed to play if cleared by the police.
He said the BCB had vocally opposed the abuse of children and women in the past, including the use of minors for labour.