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Bangladesh announces state mourning Thursday

UNB . Dhaka
21 May 2024 15:45:03 | Update: 21 May 2024 16:28:13
Bangladesh announces state mourning Thursday
Iranians gather at Valiasr Square in central Tehran to mourn the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and seven others in a helicopter crash the previous day, on May 20, 2024 — AFP Photo

Bangladesh will observe one-day state mourning on Thursday showing respect to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a tragic helicopter crash on Monday.

The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday.

As a mark of respect, the national flag will be kept at half-mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions, and missions abroad, it said.

Special prayers will be offered for the eternal peace of the departed soul.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest.

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