Australians face IS threat in Bangladesh By Lindsay Murdoch in Bangkok Islamic State has vowed to attack more foreigners in Bangladesh after the assassination of a Japanese man only two days after Cricket Australia postponed Australia's tour of the south Asian country. 
The threat came as Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs said it had "reliable information to suggest that militants may be planning to target Australian and Western interests in Bangladesh".
The killing of 50-year-old Kunio Hoshi in northern Bangladesh by two masked men has fuelled fears among foreigners working for hundreds of non-government organisations in the impoverished country, often in rural areas.
IS claimed responsibility for the killing on its Twitter account.
Two men standing on a road fired on Mr Hoshi as he rode past on a rickshaw in Rangpur, 300 kilometres north of the capital, Dhaka, on Saturday. Witnesses said the killers fled on a motorcycle ridden by a third man. In a Twitter posting the same day, IS warned "there will continue to be a series of continuing security operations against nationals of crusader coalition countries ...
they will not have safety of a livelihood in Muslim lands".
The attack on Mr Hoshi, who had started a farm in the area, came only five days after Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot dead as he jogged in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter.
Cricket Australia announced the postponement of the tour last Thursday after Western countries, including Australia, had warned of potential threats to foreigners.
Intelligence agencies are believed to have picked up terrorist chatter about targeting Australians in Bangladesh.
A Glitter Ball organised by Australian and New Zealand expatriates to be attended by 500 people last Friday was cancelled.