Fan unfurls 5.5-km long German flag

A football-mad fan in Bangladesh has unfurled a homemade German flag stretching 5.5 km in a bizarre act of devotion to his favourite team ahead of the World Cup.

Amjad Hossain started the black, red and yellow banner and has added to it every tournament since, selling another plot of farmland this year to buy enough fabric to extend the flag by another two kilometres. The 69-yearold unveiled the flag with the help of dozens of volunteers at a school in Magura.