Bangladesh were supposed to tour Sri Lanka in July-August for three Test matches but it was postponed because of the global health crisis.
Shakib was banned from all forms of the game for two years for breaching Anti-corruption Code of the International Cricket Council (ICC), one year of that suspended, in October 2019.
Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka is more or less confirmed and given the schedule, Shakib could feature in the proposed three-match T20 series.
Shakib, who is currently in the United States with his family, plans to be in Dhaka at the end of August to get himself ready with a full-fledged training camp at his alma matter.
BCB allowed the use of its facilities for the first time since March when global cricketing activities came to a sudden halt due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has prepared four venues for the first phase of practice session by following all the necessary safety protocols, according to a BCB statement.
The eighth edition of the CPL is scheduled to be played in Trinidad and Tobago between August 10 and September 18.
BCB chief physician Debashish Chowdhury confirmed the news of Mortaza testing positive for the second time, on Saturday, while assuring that there was no need for panic.
Mashrafe Mortaza and two other former Bangladesh cricketers, Nazmul Islam and Nafees Iqbal have so far tested positive for coronavirus
Bangladesh were scheduled to tour Sri Lanka next month for a three-Test series.
Islam, who was involved in distributing food and other supplies in his hometown Narayanganj -- one of the worst-hit areas in Bangladesh -- tested positive for COVID-19
Mashrafe's younger brother Morsalin bin Mortaza confirmed the development saying that the cricketer is presently under home-quarantine.
On this day in 2005, Bangladesh registered their first -- and only ODI victory against Australia.
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo has said that he wants the players to be honest about their mental health.
India was scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in June-July for three ODIs and as many T20Is while Bangladesh was due to visit in July-August for a three-Test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship.
Shakib, who had amassed 606 runs in the 2019 World Cup, was banned by the ICC for two years in October last with one year of that suspended after he accepted three charges of breaching the world body's Anti-Corruption Code.
Australia's two-Test tour to Bangladesh, which was scheduled to take place in June, has now been postponed.
A total of 27 cricketers, including 17 players contracted with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), have decided to make the donation. The other 10 players have also represented the national team.
Bangar was offered to coach Bangladesh batsmen in red-ball cricket eight weeks ago but he could not take up the offer as he signed a two-year contract with Star Sports in the interim.
According to reports, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is looking to rope in Bangar as the national team's batting consultant specifically for red-ball cricket.
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