Bangladesh observing one-day state mourning

Bangladesh is observing one-day statemourning on Tuesday in respect to the memory of Bahrain’s Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who died on November 11.

Marking the day, national flag was kept hoisted at half-mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous offices, educational institutions and all government and non-government buildings and at all Bangladesh missions abroad.

Special doa will be offered at all mosques across the country while prayers will also be offered at places of worships for other religions, seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Sheikh Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the true friend of Bangladesh, died at the age of 84.

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