3-day national mourning announced

The government has declared three days of national mourning starting Thursday upon the death of President Zillur Rahman.

The national flag will fly half-mast at all government, semi-government, autonomous and private institutions, Cabinet Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told bdnews24.com on Wednesday evening.

President Zillur died at at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon after fighting for life for 11 days.

Source: Bd news24