DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board suspended fast bowler Shahadat Hossain on Sunday for allegedly torturing an 11-year-old housemaid.

BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury says 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.

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“The law will take its own course. BCB has nothing to do with it. He has to prove himself innocent.“

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.