<p>Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been given an armed bodyguard after he was threatened by Islamists for attending a Hindu ceremony in neighbouring India, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.</p>.<p>The cricketer is the latest target of Islamists in Bangladesh, who have also held large anti-France rallies in recent weeks following President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to publish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old sparked a social media storm in the Muslim-majority nation after attending a ceremony in Kolkata dedicated to a Hindu goddess on November 12.</p>.<p>A man who threatened Shakib on social media for "hurting religious sentiment" was arrested by police on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"The threat is concerning," Bangladesh Cricket Board's chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told reporters in Dhaka.</p>.<p>"We took immediate measures and also informed the relevant security agencies. They are also taking necessary steps," Chowdhury added, without giving further details.</p>.<p>He did not say if Shakib would receive round-the-clock protection.</p>.<p>An armed bodyguard was seen beside Shakib during a training session in Dhaka on Wednesday ahead of a domestic Twenty20 tournament next week.</p>.<p>The player on Monday publicly apologised for being at the event in Kolkata. Islamic preachers in Bangladesh say people should not attend the ceremonies of other faiths.</p>.<p>Shakib is the International Cricket Council's top-ranked all-rounder in one-day internationals.</p>.<p>In 2015, he became the first cricketer to hold the ICC's top all-rounder ranking in the game's three formats -- Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20 internationals.</p>.<p>Conservative Bangladesh has experienced increasing tensions between hardliners and secularists in recent years, suffering a spate of killings of atheist bloggers, religious minorities and foreigners.</p>
<p>Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been given an armed bodyguard after he was threatened by Islamists for attending a Hindu ceremony in neighbouring India, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.</p>.<p>The cricketer is the latest target of Islamists in Bangladesh, who have also held large anti-France rallies in recent weeks following President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to publish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.</p>.<p>The 33-year-old sparked a social media storm in the Muslim-majority nation after attending a ceremony in Kolkata dedicated to a Hindu goddess on November 12.</p>.<p>A man who threatened Shakib on social media for "hurting religious sentiment" was arrested by police on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"The threat is concerning," Bangladesh Cricket Board's chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told reporters in Dhaka.</p>.<p>"We took immediate measures and also informed the relevant security agencies. They are also taking necessary steps," Chowdhury added, without giving further details.</p>.<p>He did not say if Shakib would receive round-the-clock protection.</p>.<p>An armed bodyguard was seen beside Shakib during a training session in Dhaka on Wednesday ahead of a domestic Twenty20 tournament next week.</p>.<p>The player on Monday publicly apologised for being at the event in Kolkata. Islamic preachers in Bangladesh say people should not attend the ceremonies of other faiths.</p>.<p>Shakib is the International Cricket Council's top-ranked all-rounder in one-day internationals.</p>.<p>In 2015, he became the first cricketer to hold the ICC's top all-rounder ranking in the game's three formats -- Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20 internationals.</p>.<p>Conservative Bangladesh has experienced increasing tensions between hardliners and secularists in recent years, suffering a spate of killings of atheist bloggers, religious minorities and foreigners.</p>