Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will celebrate the Eid holiday in his home town, Magura, a close source confirmed on Thursday.

The champion cricketer, meanwhile, met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her government residence, Ganabhaban, on the same day.

Earlier, the Tigers Test and T20I skipper left Dhaka for Mumbai on Saturday to attend a TV commercial shoot and returned to Dhaka on Monday.

Following the Eid festival, he will leave for the United Kingdom with his fellow team members to feature in three one-day internationals against Ireland at Chelmsford.

The ODIs are scheduled for May 9, 12, and 14  which are the part of CC World Cup Super League.

The Bangladesh national team will leave Dhaka for the UK on May 1 to encounter the series.