Afghan boy bags real Messi shirt

BBC / New Age Online

Unief

The Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s famous number 10 has finally received the real thing – from the Argentine footballer himself.
BBC Trending helped to locate the child known as ‘Messi’s biggest fan’, five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi, who comes from the Jaghori District, in the eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan.
Messi’s management team confirmed on Thursday that Murtaza was sent a signed Argentina shirt and football from the Barcelona forward, who has been crowned the world’s best player five times.
‘I love Messi and my shirt says Messi loves me,’ Murtaza said – already perfecting his own goal celebration.
The online search for the boy was sparked by a single photo that went viral, showing him wearing the homemade shirt made from a striped blue plastic bag, imitating the famous Argentina strip.
Claims initially followed that the boy was an Iraqi Kurd and that the Barcelona star wanted to find the young fan to give him a proper shirt.
But the source of the online rumours claiming that the picture was taken in Dohuk, Iraq, later admitted making it up.
Murtaza was finally identified as the boy in the picture after his uncle, Azim Ahmadi, an Afghan living in Australia, put BBC Trending in touch with his brother, Arif – the young devoted Messi fan’s father
The Ghazni farmer confirmed his son was the boy who captured people’s imaginations worldwide and added that Murtaza was ‘extremely happy’.
Messi is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund and the agency helped to get the shirt to the boy, posting the picture of Murtaza on its Facebook page.
Messi also sent some extra shirts, which may now be snapped up by Murtaza’s family, including his oldest brother Hamayon, who published the original pictures on Facebook, which then went viral.
It’s not clear what’s happened to the plastic bag, which may now have been retired

4 children murder accused Bachchu killed in ‘gunfight’

New Age Online

A file photo shows local people watch the recovery of the bodies of four children at Bahubali in Habiganj on February 17, five days after they had gone missing. — New Age photo

Bachchu Miah, one of the accused in the killing of four children in Habiganj, was killed in a reported gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion at Deorgach in Chunarughat of the district early Thursday.
Kazi Maniruzzaman Monir, commanding officer of RAB-9 Srimangal camp, said they responded to a tip-off that Bachchu Miah was attempting to flee into India through Deorgach border point, a team of the battalion conducted a drive there around 4:30am.
Sensing the presence of the battalion members, Bachchu along with his accomplices started to open fire on them, United News of Bangladesh reports.
The RAB personnel also retaliated leaving Bachchu dead on the spot. They also arrested his accomplice Shahed at the spot.
A total of seven people have so far been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of the four schoolboys.
Earlier, the judicial magistrate court recoded statements of three arrestees in the case.
Shahidul Islam, additional superintendent of police, said Arju in his statement disclosed the name of another perpetrator of the killing.
Arju also revealed that eight to nine people had involvement in the murder, he added.
Earlier, Rubel Miah and his elder brother Jewel Miah gave their statements before the court under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on February 19 and February 21 respectively.
The four schoolboys were found buried at Sundrateki in Bahubal on February 17. They had gone missing from the village on February 12.
On February 17, police arrested Abdul Ali and his son Jewel Miah in connection with the gruesome murder. They were placed on a 10-day remand the following day.
Police had also arrested Rubel, Arju, Bashir and Saleh Uddin in connection with the incident.
Later, a court placed Arju on a seven-day remand while Bashir on a five-day remand.
Police said Abdul Ali of Sundrateki village had been at loggerheads with panchayet leader Khaleque Master over establishing supremacy in the locality.
Abdul Aziz, father of victim Tajel Miah, was known as the right hand of Khaleque Master.
CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver Bachchu of the village was also a supporter of Khaleque Master. However, he was expelled from the panchayet following a dispute with the leader.
Later, Abdul Ali along with Bachchu worked out a plan to ‘teach Khaleque Master a lesson’ and they targeted Abdul Aziz first. They decided to kill Aziz or his son to take revenge on the panchayet leader.
Rubel and Bachchu had planned to kidnap Aziz’s son Tajel from a football match scheduled to be held on February 12.
Superintendent of police Joydeb Kumar Bhadra said Bachchu tactfully took the four children into his auto-rickshaw in the afternoon of February 12. Later, Rubel, Arju and several others joined him and made the children unconscious.
They strangulated the four children inside the three-wheeler and kept the bodies at the garage of Bachchu. They buried the bodies under the ground on February 13.
Informed by locals, police recovered the bodies of Zakaria Ahmed Shuvo, 8, son of Wahid Miah, his two cousins-Tajel Miah, 10, son of Abdul Aziz, Monir Miah, 7, son of Abdal Miah-and Ismail Hossain, 10, son of Abdul Quadir.
Police seized the auto-rickshaw used for carrying the four children.

Hollywood is not for me: Kareena Kapoor

While Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone have spread their wings to Hollywood, Kareena Kapoor feels Hollywood is not for her. With a variety of films to her credit, Kareena says there is ample opportunity for female actors to prove themselves in Bollywood.
“Los Angeles is not for me. The way Priyanka has put India out there, and done so well for herself, is amazing. I feel proud of her. But my priorities are different. I don't see Hollywood as an avenue. I want to be an actor, a wife, and lot of other things in my life,” Kareena said in a recent interview.
“Women have always had good roles. Good films have been coming their way since my mother's time. Also actors like Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini, Sridevi and Karisma Kapoor, among others, have done really good films,” added the actor.
Kareena also said, “There are always opportunities in Bollywood. I have been acting for the last 16 years, and I have worked with many actors. I don't see anything stopping women. If you are a good actor, you will get work till you are 80.”

Source: Hindustan Times