Kirtipur, Nov. 4 -- A day before the third season of the Nepal Premier League kicked off on October 26, three Bangladeshi journalists arrived at TU International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. The media box was still not fully set up.

However, the trio left their belongings in the open media box and then headed towards the Tribhuvan International Airport. The biggest name in Bangladesh cricket, Shakib Al Hasan, was landing in Kathmandu to play for Pokhara Avengers in the franchise league.

Shakib is not living in Bangladesh right now. After the Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled in August 2024, Shakib, who was associated with Hasina's party-Awami League-could not return to Bangladesh. Then why are Bangladeshi journalists f...