DHAKA: Bangladesh’s star player and formerly the nation’s most eligible bachelor Shakib al Hasan married his American girlfriend late yesterday in a ceremony timed for 12/12/12, a friend and local reports said.
The 25-year-old cricketer, the world’s leading all-rounder, tied the knot with an American of Bangladeshi origin in a private family ceremony organised on the once-in-a-lifetime date, his friend said.
“They want to make the occasion memorable by marrying on 12/12/12,” the friend told a news agency.
“But only a few people were invited in the ceremony,” the friend added. AFP
