The workers were constructing a toilet at a school next to the temple in Faridpur’s Madhukhali Upazila
Bangladesh announces state mourning on Monday for Sultan Qaboos of Oman
Bangladesh has announced a day of state mourning on Monday for Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman, the longest serving ruler of the Arab world who died at 79 on Saturday.
Published : 12 Jan 2020, 03:25 PM
Updated : 12 Jan 2020, 03:25 PM
The national flag will be flown at half-mast at all government, semi-government, autonomous, private organisation buildings, educational institutions, and missions abroad while mourning its “true friend” Sultan Qaboos, the government said in a statement on Sunday.
Special prayers will also be offered at all religious establishments across Bangladesh for the peace of the departed soul, the Cabinet Division said in the statement.
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