Rafique, who was sent home by the Bangladesh team management prior to the final one-day international against the hosts on disciplinary grounds, reached Dhaka around eight in the morning and was straightaway taken to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)'s management office in Gulshan by Board officials who received him.

It wasn't until 4pm that the 34-year-old slow bowler arrived at his Aganagar home in Keraniganj. He then shut himself up and refused to talk to journalists who wanted an insight into his alleged training ground bust-up with Tigers captain Habibul Bashar that apparently prompted his ouster.

"My father is still furious over what had happened. I can only tell you that he said the newspapers got it all wrong in their reports about what actually took place. We know our father and that's why we believe him. He never uses any foul language which some papers alleged he did during the incident. He also assured us that the real facts will come to light in time," said Rafique's eldest daughter Shila, a student of class seven.

"He rang me up from the airport at about 8:30am and said he was going to the BCB's Gulshan office. You have to understand he is very tired and we are all very upset over the circumstances that prompted his early return. So I request you to leave him alone," said Rafique's wife Shilpi when reporters wanted to meet the cricketer.

In the face of repeated requests, daughter Shila at first said that his father was asleep but finally informed that Rafique wasn't interested in talking to newsmen.

A BCB official on condition of anonymity said that they took him so that any misunderstanding could be avoided.

"He is an asset to the country. That's why we want to handle this issue with special care. That's why we took him to the management office. The BCB's disciplinary committee will meet him soon," he added.

The locals of Aganagar were adamant that their hero was a victim and didn't think much of what had come out in the papers.

"I talked to him after he came home and I'm convinced there are other stories. He was not interested to talk to journalists because the Board requested him not to say anything right at this moment," said a close associate of Rafique.