Japanese man killed by unidentified gunmen in northern Bangladesh

• Bangladesh-born Kunio Hoshi, 65, was murdered in the district of Rangpur after being stopped on his rickshaw by three men on a motorcycle.
• Four men were detained for questioning for killing Hoshi as authorities investigated the regional Islamic State affiliate’s claim of responsibility for the attack.
• Following the similar death of an Italian national days earlier, international embassies began issuing alerts and international groups and schools in the country began restricting their activities.

Read more:
“4 detained over Japanese national murder” (Dhaka Tribune)
“Japanese man shot dead in Bangladesh; Islamic State link probed” (The Japan Times/Reuters)
“Second foreigner killed in Bangladesh” (The Guardian)
“Hoshi murder: US urges quick probe; Japan, S Korea issue alert” (Dhaka Tribune)

(Image Credit: Ripon Islam/AP, via The Guardian)