Bangladesh suspend Shahadat Hossain over abuse claims
Sunday 13 September 2015 13:07, UK
Bangladesh fast bowler Shahadat Hossain has been suspended from cricket for allegedly torturing an 11-year-old housemaid.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board's Nizamuddin Chowdhury announced: "Hossain is suspended from all kind of cricketing activities under BCB's jurisdiction until a final decision is reached regarding the 'torture accusations' brought against him.
"The law will take its own course. BCB has nothing to do with it. He has to prove himself innocent."
Hossain and his wife have been missing since the allegations of abuse surfaced last Sunday.
The 11-year-old girl, who had been working for the couple for a year, was found on the streets of Dhaka with extensive injuries.
Hossain played 38 Tests and 51 one-day internationals for Bangladesh in a career spanning 10 years. He last played a Test against Pakistan this year but lost his place because of injuries.
The 29-year-old previously made the headlines in England when he took 5-98 in May 2010.
