Kunio Hoshi to be buried in Rangpur

The Japanese embassy in Dhaka expressed their desire to have its national Kunio Hoshi buried in any graveyard of Rangpur.
Rangpur City Corporation Mayor Sharfuddin Ahmmed Jhantu said the first secretary of the Japanese embassy called him up yesterday morning and asked whether (Hoshi) could be buried at any of the graveyards under the city corporation.
Jhantu said the official had also inquired about the burial costs.
Meanwhile, locals claim the 66-year-old Japanese, who came to Bangladesh in May, had converted to Islam while in Rangpur.
Several locals separately said they had seen Hoshi offering prayers at Munshipara Jame Mosque.
The mosque’s Imam, Siddiqur Rahman, claimed he had converted the Japanese to Islam.
Muajjin of the mosque, Tajul Islam, told this correspondent that on 15 July 2015, during Ramjan, Kunio was converted to Islam.
Hoshi lived in a house at Munshiparha and worked at a grass farm in Kaunia.
On Oct 3, Hoshi was shot dead while going to his farm, week after an Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella was killed in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone.

Kunio Hoshi to be buried in Rangpur

The Japanese embassy in Dhaka expressed their desire to have its national Kunio Hoshi buried in any graveyard of Rangpur. Rangpur City Corporation Mayor Sharfuddin Ahmmed Jhantu said the first secretary of the Japanese embassy called him up yesterday morning and asked whether (Hoshi) could be buried at any of the graveyards under the city corporation. Jhantu said the official had also inquired about the burial costs. Meanwhile, locals claim the 66-year-old Japanese, who came to Bangladesh in May, had converted to Islam while in Rangpur. Several locals separately said they had seen Hoshi offering prayers at Munshipara Jame Mosque. The mosques Imam, Siddiqur Rahman, claimed he had converted the Japanese to Islam. Muajjin of the mosque, Tajul Islam, told this correspondent that on 15 July 2015, during Ramjan, Kunio was converted to Islam. Hoshi lived in a house at Munshiparha and worked at a grass farm in Kaunia. On Oct 3, Hoshi was shot dead while going to his farm, week after an Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella was killed in Dhakas diplomatic zone.