August 3rd, 2005
State mourning for King Fahd in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has observed a national mourning as a mark of respect to late Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz.
A cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia decided to observe the national mourning.
The national flag was hoisted at half-mast atop all government, semi-government, autonomous offices, institutions, and Bangladesh missions abroad.
The cabinet also passed a condolence resolution at the sad demise of King Fahd.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed left for Riyadh to attend the namaj-e-janaza of late King.
Source: NewKerala.com