While the news of Mushfiqur Rahim being dropped from the captaincy of the Test team might not have been a happy one for the family, the news of murder charges against his father being dropped would certainly have buoyed the family.

Earlier in May, Rahim’s father, Mahbub Rahim, was accused of murdering a school student in Bogura’s Matidholi area. The victim was named Mashuk Ferdous and was the son of a rival candidate of Mahbub. In the end, the judge, Shyam Shundar Rai, cleared Mahbub Rahim from all charges after not finding enough evidence to put guilty charges against the father of the wicketkeeper-batsman.

Back in May 13, Mashuk Ferdous was killed by unidentified murderers, after which the victim’s father accused Mushfiqur’s father of manslaughter. However, in his defence, Mahbub Rahim claimed that the accusation was a direct result of jealousy and hatred after the latter beat the victim’s father in election for the position of the chairman of the Matildholi High School committee—a position which Mahbub Islam has held for quite a long time.

This news will come as a boost for Rahim and his family as the former prepares himself for the upcoming tri-nation series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka and also a Test and T20I series against the latter.