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AFP/Dhaka
An Italian charity worker has died after being shot by unknown attackers in Dhaka on Monday, police said, amid heightened fears over security in Bangladesh.
The 50-year-old man died in hospital after he was shot three times by attackers who fled on a motorcycle, Dhaka police spokesman Muntashirul Islam told AFP.
‘A 50-year-old man called Tavella Cesare was shot three times at Road Number 90 in the capital's Gulshan area in the afternoon today,’ he said.
‘He died after being brought to a Dhaka hospital.’
The motive for the attack was not clear.
It came a day after Cricket Australia said it was delaying its departure to Bangladesh for an October tour due to government fears that militants may be planning to target Australian interests.
Cricket Australia said it was seeking assurances from its Bangladesh counterpart before proceeding with the trip.
Bangladesh prides itself on being a mainly moderate Muslim country. But the gruesome killings of a series of atheist bloggers this year rocked the country and sparked a crackdown on local hardline groups.
The Bangladesh police spokesman said the three assailants fled the scene after the shooting near the city's diplomatic quarter.
Police said Cesare worked for ICCO Cooperation, a global development agency that has offices in Bangladesh.
No one at ICCO's Dhaka office could immediately be reached for comment and there was no confirmation from the Italian embassy in Dhaka.
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