The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed in a statement Shoaib’s unavailability.
He will leave the squad to see his son Izhaan, who has fallen sick in Dubai.
Shoaib is reported to depart for Dubai at 10 am.
According to the PCB, the national T20 squad will leave Dhaka tomorrow at 6 pm and will return to Pakistan via Dubai after the T20 series has concluded. However, spinners Imad Wasim and Usman Qadir will stay with their families in Dubai for a few days.
The Test squad will leave for Chittagong from Dhaka at 3 pm tomorrow. The first match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be played on November 26, and the last on December 4.
Bowling consultant Vernon Philander will leave the squad after the first match. He will depart for South Africa on the first of December.
