Career
In October 2012 he was caught in a television sting operation appearing to agree to give decisions on demand for money as an umpire during the 2012 Interstate Commerce Commission World Twenty20. He has denied the allegations. In March 2013 he was banned for ten years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
In February 2016 the BCB lifted the ban on Shah and he is now eligible to umpire in domestic matches in Bangladesh.