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Mourning in Bangladesh today
Bangladesh’s High Commissioner in India, Mohammad Imran, has paid his last respects to former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He went to his residence in Rajaji Marg at 11 am on Tuesday and laid a wreath on Pranab Mukherjee’s portrait. At the time, he kept quiet and paid tribute to this true friend and well-wisher from Bangladesh.
In presenting the crown, he expressed his deepest condolences to the family members of Pranab Mukherjee, Abhishek Mukherjee, Sharmishtha Mukherjee and Indjit Mukherjee. Furthermore, the High Commissioner said. AK Abdul Momen also presented a wreath. The High Commission of Bangladesh in New Delhi on Wednesday organized a mourning rally to pay tribute to Pranab Mukherjee. There will be present prominent local personalities. This information has been reported yesterday in a press release from the High Commission of Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, a day of state mourning will be observed in Bangladesh on Wednesday to pay tribute to the death of Pranab Mukherjee, a friend from Bangladesh. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard yesterday. On this occasion, the national flag will be hoisted at half mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions and educational institutions in Bangladesh and at all government and non-government buildings and Bangladeshi missions abroad. Special prayers will be organized at interested religious institutions.
Letter from Sheikh Hasina to Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressing her deep sorrow over the death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. In the letter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said: “I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.” With your family in this sad time, I also pray for your peace of mind. The prime minister said that Pranab Mukherjee was respected by all as a resourceful statesman from India and a respected leader from South Asia. She said that Pranab Mukherjee’s tireless work for the well-being of the people of India would inspire the next generation of leaders not only in India but also in the region.
Sheikh Hasina said that Pranab Mukherjee was a “true friend” of Bangladesh. The people of our country give him high status and love him. He said that the strong support and contribution of the two countries in strengthening relations, especially during his tenure as the thirteenth president of India, will always be remembered with deep respect. The Prime Minister said that the Bangladeshi government awarded him the ‘Bangladesh Liberation War Award’ in 2013 for his outstanding contribution to the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence.
“On behalf of the Government and people of Bangladesh and myself, I extend my deepest condolences and condolences to the Government and people of India for the irreparable loss caused by the death of this veteran leader,” he said. We wish peace to your disembodied soul.
Ittefaq / AC
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