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Bangladesh investigates Italian aid worker’s killing

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Tavella Cesare shot while jogging in Dhaka in what government authorities say was an apparent “planned murder”.

Nothing was taken from the victim and police ruled out robbery as a motive [Mahmud Hossain Opu/Al Jazeera]

Nothing was taken from the victim and police ruled out robbery as a motive [Mahmud Hossain Opu/Al Jazeera]

by Al Jazeera

An Italian aid worker living in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has died after he was shot in an apparent “planned murder”.

Tavella Cesare, 50, was shot three times while jogging at the Gulshan diplomatic zone on Monday night.

A witness told Al Jazeera that he took Cesare to a local hospital, where the victim was pronounced dead.

“It appears to be a planned murder,” Asaduzzaman Khan, Bangladeshi home minister, told the Samakal newspaper.

“Police will also look into whether it was a part of any conspiracy to destabilise Bangladesh.”

Nothing was taken from the victim and police ruled out robbery as a motive.

Mokhlesur Rahman, Dhaka police inspector general (IG), told Al Jazeera that investigators are searching to see if any closed-circuit television cameras captured the incident.

Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian foreign minister, told national news agency Ansa that his office was checking an online claim by a group affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Muntasirul Islam, a police spokesperson, said authorities were also trying to substantiate the purported claim.

Britain’s foreign ministry warned of an increased terrorism risk in the country.

Police in Dhaka said they had no leads in tracing the three unidentified assailants who, riding on a single motorcycle, drove up alongside the victim.

“We have no idea, we can’t say anything definitively for now,” Rahman said, declining to comment on the ISIL claim of responsibility.

“Let the investigation happen.”

Witnesses said the attackers fled the scene after Cesare fell to the ground, according to police.

Cesare was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

His colleague Alo Rani Dhali said Cesare had come to Bangladesh in May to work in the food security sector for a Netherlands-based church cooperative called ICCO.

In a statement dated Monday, ISIL reportedly said a “security detachment” had tracked and killed Cesare with “silenced weapons”, according to the SITE intelligence group’s website.

It warned that “citizens of the crusader coalition” would not be safe in Muslim nations. Almost 90 percent of Bangladesh’s 160 million population practises Islam.

Dhaka police were questioning witnesses including street beggars who allegedly heard the shots and saw the attackers flee, local broadcaster Somoy Television said on Tuesday.

Series of gruesome child murders shocks Bangladesh

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Within weeks of a 13-year-old boy being lynched, another child was found tortured and murdered, sparking public anger.

Rakib's father said that he sent his son to work to supplement the family's income [Mahmud Hossain Opu/Al Jazeera]

Rakib’s father said that he sent his son to work to supplement the family’s income [Mahmud Hossain Opu/Al Jazeera]

by Syed Tashfin Chowdhury, Al Jazeera

Dhaka: As air was being pumped into Rakib Hawlader’s body, around the evening of August 3, the boy pleaded to his tormentor to stop, or else he would die.

But his pleas fell on deaf ears, as motor garage owner Omar Sharif, Sharif’s mother Beauty Begum and a man Mintu Mia, continued to pump air into his body.

Although the 12-year-old was rescued and taken to the Khulna Medical College and Hospital, 250km southwest of the capital Dhaka, he succumbed to his injuries on the same night, leaving behind his bereaved family.

Enraged locals who learned of the Rakib’s death broke into Sharif’s garage that night, caught the three suspects and handed them over to the police. People came out on the streets of Khulna demanding justice for Rakib.

The incident was the latest in a series of child murders in Bangladesh, which have shocked the nation and forced the government to take measures to stop them.

“We have arrested all the accused,” Nibash Chandra Majhi, Khulna Metropolitan Police Commissioner, told Al Jazeera on Thursday.

“[The] investigation is still going on. We hope to file the charge-sheet against the accused by end of this month,” he added.

The details of Rakib’s murder were told to the local media by one of his friends, who was passing the motor garage near the Tutparha graveyard in the Khulna division of Bangladesh.

In an interview with a local news website, the witness recalled how the victim pleaded for mercy from his tormentors.

“When air was being forced into his body [via his anus] with the pump, I heard him saying, ‘Uncle, please stop now, or else, I am going to die,'” the witness said.

Reports said the three suspects tortured the boy after he quit his job at their garage to work for another employer.

The doctor who treated Rakib at the hospital emergency unit said the boy’s intestines were torn apart and his lungs burst due to the pumping of an “abnormal amount” of air into his body.

Rakib’s day-labourer father, Nurul Alam Hawlader, had filed a case with police against the three suspects.

He said that one of the suspects, Begum, used to beat and swear at his son, “for any and every reason”.

Hawlader had moved his family to Khulna from Satkhira three years ago. The impoverished family lived in a shanty along a road in the city. Rakib, a student, was sent to work to supplement the family’s income.

‘Drastic measures necessary’

Child rights experts in Bangladesh pointed out that the deterioration of law and order and the failure to prosecute murder cases of children are sowing the seeds of violence in the country.

According to the Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), a child rights group, at least 154 children were killed in the South Asian country between January and June, this year. In 2014, 292 children were murdered while the number was 180 in 2013.

On August 4, just a day after Rakib’s death, three-year-old Sumaiya Akhter died after being beaten by her father and mother, who tried to prove to locals that they are experts at exorcism.

Then on Wednesday, a madrassa student Robiul Awal was beaten to death, after he was suspected of stealing fish.

Children in Bangladesh also become victims of torture, rape, sexual assaults and other violations, according to BSAF.

“We believe that the tendency of torture and killing will decrease in the future, if the accused persons in past incidents are tried under special crimes tribunals and [receive proper] punishment,” Emranul Huq Chowdhury, BSAF chair, told Al Jazeera.

Recently, authorities were forced to act after public outrage was sparked over the killing of a 13-year-old boy in Sylhet district on July 8.

The lynching of Sheikh Mohammad Samiul Alam Rajon prompted protests and activists called for the guilty to be held accountable.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Meher Afroze Chumki, state minister for women and children affairs, said the government is working to “ensure justice” for the victims.

“Drastic measures are necessary now to bring about a positive change in this regard.”

South Africa stay top as Steyn reaches landmark

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Fast-bowler becomes second South African to take 400 Test wickets as Bangladesh kept in check on opening day.

Fast bowler Dale Steyn (3-30) and part-time offspinner JP Duminy (3-27) led the charge, sharing six wickets [AFP]

Fast bowler Dale Steyn (3-30) and part-time offspinner JP Duminy (3-27) led the charge, sharing six wickets [AFP]

by Al Jazeera

Fast-bowler Dale Steyn became the second South African to take 400 Test wickets as his efforts ensured Bangladesh were kept in check on the opening day of the second Test.

Steyn (3-30) and part-time offspinner JP Duminy (3-27) led the charge, sharing six wickets, as the hosts reached 246-8 at stumps.

Bangladesh made decent progress despite Steyn reaching the 400-wicket milestone, dismissing opener Tamim Iqbal early to leave Bangladesh 12-1. But the Proteas turned the match by claiming five wickets for 92 runs in the last session.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest scorer with 65. Mominul Haque scored 40 while Shakib al Hasan and Mahmudullah contributed 35 each.

Fresh from a rain-hit drawn first Test which was largely dominated by the hosts, Bangladesh was unfazed by the early dismissal of Tamim, their most successful batsman at the moment.

Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque shared 69-run partnership to back the side until Duminy halted the progress with a double strike, dismissing the pair in consecutive two overs.

Mominul was undone by the extra bounce as he attempted a late-cut while Kayes misjudged the length to be hit in front.

Mominul hit six fours in his 87 balls while Kayes sent the ball three times across the boundary rope.

Rahim and Mahmudullah combined for 94 runs to frustrate the South African bowlers. But the last session proved to be decisive for the visitors, whose fast bowlers found the reverse swing in the dry surface to unsettle the Bangladeshi batsmen.

Scorecard:

Bangladesh 246-8  (Rahim 65, Duminy 3-27)

Tamim, Mahmudullah push Bangladesh towards lead

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Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah did not take many risks, preferring to chip away at Bangladesh's deficit © AFP

Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah did not take many risks, preferring to chip away at Bangladesh’s deficit © AFP

Chittagong: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah scored half-centuries to give their team hope of taking a first-innings lead over South Africa on the second day of their opening test at Chittagong on Wednesday.

Opening batsman Tamim (57) fell in the second session while Mahmudullah (67) was out just before rain stopped play with Bangladesh on 179 for four, trailing South Africa by 69 runs.

Captain Mushfiqur Rahim (16) and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (one) were unbeaten for Bangladesh, who have lost all of their previous eight meetings against the world number one-ranked test side.

Resuming the second day on 7-0 after bundling South Africa out for 248, Bangladesh lost two wickets in quick succession and were forced to consolidate against a probing attack.

Imrul Kayes (26) and Tamim did well to see off the opening burst from the South African fast bowlers to take their team to 46-0 before an innocuous delivery from part-time medium pacer Stiaan van Zyl brought the first breakthrough.

Kayes lost his balance against a delivery down the leg side and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock completed a smart stumping.

Number three batsman Mominul Haque (six) fell three overs later when he was bowled after missing an arm-ball from off-spinner Simon Harmer to leave the hosts floundering at 55-2.

Tamim and Mahmudullah, however, pegged the tourists back with a watchful third-wicket stand of 89 that ended when the former was bowled out by part-time spinner Dean Elgar.

Bangladesh staved off the pace trio of Dale Steyn Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander for most of the day but it was the latter who dismissed Mahmudullah near the close to somewhat spoil an otherwise satisfying day for the hosts.

Heavy rain forced the players off four balls after Philander struck and, though there was a restart, only one ball was bowled before another downpour washed out 25 overs of the day’s play.

Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Greg Stutchbury and Ken Ferris.

(Reuters)

Stampede at Bangladesh clothes handout kills 23

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Stampede erupts when hundreds try forcing their way into factory in northern city of Mymensingh to collect free clothes.

Rich Bangladeshis often distribute free clothes to poor people during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan [EPA]

Rich Bangladeshis often distribute free clothes to poor people during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan [EPA]

by Al Jazeera

At least 23 people have been killed in a stampede during a handout of free clothes in the northern Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh, police said.

The stampede erupted on Friday when hundreds of people tried to force their way into a factory compound through a small gate after massing outside the building before dawn, local police chiefs told the AFP news agency.

“We have so far recovered 23 bodies. Most of the dead are poor and emaciated women,” Mymensingh police chief Moinul Haque said, putting the number of injured at more than 50.

Kamrul Islam, the senior officer at a police station near the factory, said the death toll could rise.

“Some people had taken the bodies of their relatives before police arrived at the scene,” he said.

The owner of the factory and six others have been arrested, Islam added.

Police said up to 1,500 people had massed outside the chewing tobacco factory at around 4:45am after the plant owners had announced they would distribute free clothes to poor people in accordance with Islamic ritual.

Rich Bangladeshis often distribute free clothes to poor people during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

India beat Bangladesh in third ODI to salvage lost pride

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Mirpur: India came back strong and dominated with an all-round performance to win the third One-Day International against Bangladesh by 77 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium here on Wednesday.

The hosts, however, clinched the three-match series 2-1 having won both the earlier matches.

Chasing India’s total of 317/6, Bangladesh managed to get to a total of only 240 runs in 47 overs.

For Bangladesh, Shabbir Rahman top-scored with a knock of 43, while Suresh Raina picked up three wickets for 45 in eight overs.

In reply to India’s challenging total, the hosts were jolted early as Dhawal Kulkarni picked up the hard-hitting Tamim Iqbal (5) in the second over of the innings.

But Tamim’s opening partner Soumya Sarkar ensured that his side were off to a bit of a flyer as he struck a flurry of boundaries.

Just when Sarkar (40) looked set for a big score, the team in blue struck sending him back to the pavilion.

Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim then got together to knit another useful partnership of 50 runs the latter then edged one to India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni off a Suresh Raina delivery with the score reading 112/3.

Das also fell thereafter as a fast delivery from left-arm spinner Axar Patel crashed onto his citadel with Bangladesh struggling at 136/4 in the 25th over.

Shakib Al Hasan (20) for once missed out in the series as he spooned one to long-on two overs later.

With India in the driver’s seat, the pair of Nasir Hossain and Rahman tried to take the game by the scruff of the neck with some brave and lusty hitting.

Rahman was the aggressor as he clobbered his way to a 38 ball 43 but was clean bowled by Stuart Binny in one of the turning points of the game.

The Bangladesh innings stuttered after that as they kept losing wickets with the batsmen succumbing to the scoreboard pressure.

Earlier in the day, opener Shikhar Dhawan (75) top scored for the visitors who also had notable contributions from Dhoni (69), Ambati Rayadu (44) and Raina (38).

For Bangladesh, skipper Mashrafe Mortaza was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/76. Teen sensation Mustafizur Rahman finished with 2/57.

The visitors were off to a very cautious start and the openers looked steady from the very start. Right-hand opener Rohit Sharma managed to pick up a few early boundaries.

However, Rohit, going for a booming drive, edged one to the keeper (India 39/1). The wicket took Mustafizur’s tally to 12 victims in only his third outing.

The pair of Dhawan and No 3 batsman Virat Kohli then steadied the innings as they put on 75 runs for the second wicket in 12.5 overs. Kohli (25) began sedately but then fell to a Shakib Al Hasan delivery, getting bowled while attempting a big sweep.

Dhawan, unfazed with the loss of the two wickets, continued belting the bowlers to the ropes with Dhoni by his side who again promoted himself to the No 4 spot after batting at that position in the second ODI.

Dhoni was aggressive from the very start and steered India to 145/2 at the halfway stage.

Dhawan then fell after adding a few more runs to the total as he pulled one straight to mid-wicket off a Mortaza delivery in the 27th over.

His dismissal prompted Dhoni to take the batting powerplay he teamed up with Rayadu and consolidated.

The latter settled in nicely and was inching towards a half century but was controversially adjudged caught behind off a Mortaza delivery.

The experienced Raina took over charge after Rayadu’s exit and gave the Indian innings momentum with some meaty blows and, despite Dhoni’s untimely dismissal in the 46th over, guided the team to a challenging total.

(IANS)

India post 317/6 in third ODI vs Bangladesh

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Mirpur: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to field first against India in the third and final ODI of the series here at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium on Wednesday.

India have dropped Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and brought in Stuart Binny and Umesh Yadav. Bangladesh were forced to make a change as Taskin Ahmed is not fit due to a side strain. Arafat Sunny is playing.

Bangladesh have already sealed the series with a 2-0 lead. Mustafizur Rahman has been their hero, claiming a world record 11 wickets in 2 matches.

M S Dhoni offers to quit captaincy following ODI series loss to Bangladesh

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Mirpur: Under-fire India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a sarcastic tone said that if his removal from captaincy can help Indian cricket move in right direction then he is game for it.

“I am always the one who is responsible for anything bad that happens in Indian cricket. Everything that happens is because of me. Even the Bangladesh media is smiling,” Dhoni gave a tongue-in-cheek reply to a question at the post-match press conference after India suffered the ignominy of their first ever series defeat against Bangladesh.

When the question was asked differently about how long he would continue as captain, he made it clear that he would continue but not before taking a dig at the scribe.

“I am really enjoying my cricket. But when the earlier question was asked, I knew this question one was coming. These questions always keep popping. The media loves me. If it is justifiable if you remove me and the Indian cricket will start doing well, and if I am the reason for all the bad that’s happening to Indian cricket, definitely I would love to step away and play as a player.

“It doesn’t really matter, who is the captain because I was never really in line to become the captain. It was a job or responsibility for me. They want to take it away from me, I am fine,” he said.

(PTI)

Hosts Bangladesh beat India by 79 runs in first ODI

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In a shocker, Bangladesh beat India by 79 runs in the first one-day international to take a 1-0 lead in the three match series. From the beginning of the match, Bangladesh looked in command setting India a target of 308 runs and then getting the visitors all out for 228 in 46 overs.

Initially, the Indian team started well with a 95-runfirst-wicket partnership in 15.5 overs. Rohit Sharma top scored with 63 and Shikhar Dhawan made 30. Suresh Raina tried to make a fight of it with a 40 in 40 deliveries but to no vain.

Top stars captain MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli made five and one respectively. For the hosts Mustafizur Rahman took 5 for 50 to do the damage.

Earlier, Bangladesh put up a gritty batting display to post a strong 307 runs. Openers Taim Iqbal (60) and Soumya Sarkar (54) and middle-order batters Shakib Al Hasan (52) and Sabbir Rahman (41) contributed richly for the hosts to put up a challenging target for their more fancied opponents at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

India’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the most successful bowler with 3/51 in his stipulated 10 overs. Pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/37) and Umesh Yadav (2/58) were also among the wickets as India bowled out the home team in 49.4 overs. The home team got a rollicking start to their innings and reached 119/1 in 15.4 overs afterBangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat before rain could halt the proceedings. Openers Taim Iqbal (60) and Soumya Sarkar (54) punished the Indian bowlers from the very beginning and put the home team in a strong position. They put together a 100-run partnership in only 79 balls. But just when they threatened to take the match away from India, their momentum was broken when Das was run out after getting involved in a mix-up with his partner.

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck for India with three quick wickets and reduced Bangladesh to 147 for four in 24 overs after rain held up the game for about an hour. Tamim suffered a lapse in concentration following the break and lofted Ashwin straight down to Rohit Sharma at long-off. His 62-ball innings contained seven fours and a six. Ashwin trapped debutant Litton Das (8) in front before Mushfiqur Rahim (14) holed out to Sharma at long-on. But Bangladesh recovered from that mini collapse to reach 200 in 34.1 overs riding on a timely 83-run fifth-wicket partnership from Shakib Al Hasan (52) and Sabbir Rahman (41).

Left arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (1/48) finally broke that partnership in the 38th over. But the Indian bowlers were unable to restrict the smooth run flow with Shakib scoring his 29th ODI fifty. Shakib ultimately perished in the 44th over but not before setting up his team for a strong total.

(Agencies)

Bangladesh resume play after rain halts first ODI

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Mirpur: Bangladesh resumed their innings after rain halted their march against India in the first One-Day International (ODI) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Thursday.

The match was stopped for nearly an hour. But no curtailment in overs were announced when the play resumed.

Bangaldesh got a rollicking start to their innings and reached 119/1 in 15.4 overs after skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat.

Taim Iqbal (57 not out) and Litton Das (unbeaten 3) were at the crease when play was stopped because of rain.

Openers Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar (54) punished the Indian bowlers from the very beginning and put the home team in a strong position.

They put together a 100-run partnership in just 79 balls.

But just when they threatened to take the match away from India, their momentum was broken when Das was run out after getting involved in a mix-up with his partner.

(IANS)

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