Bangladesh PM Hasina promises new home for national hero Mehedi Hasan

Bangladesh's teenage spin sensation Mehedi Hasan is to have a new home built for him on the orders of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after his match-winning heroics in the historic Test victory over England

Mehedi Hasan

Dhaka: Bangladesh's teenage spin sensation Mehedi Hasan is to have a new home built for him on the orders of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after his match-winning heroics in the historic Test victory over England.

The 19-year-old off-spinner took 12 wickets in the second Test as Bangladesh wrapped up a 108-run victory in Dhaka on Sunday. Hasan had been living with his parents in a basic home in a working-class district of Khulna but Hasina told local authorities to build something more befitting a national hero.

"We are now trying to find a good spot to build Mehedi a new home following the Prime Minister's directive," Khulna district administrator Nazmul Ahsan said.

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