Dhaka, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com) -- Nepal's five-term prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala died on Saturday after multiple organ failure, Indian news agency PTI reported.
Quoting Nepali Congress vice president Gopal Man Shrestha, Press Trust of India said that 87-year-old Koirala died at 12.10 pm local time at his daughter and deputy prime minister Sujata Koirala's residence.
Koirala, the president of the Nepali Congress, a key constituent of the ruling CPN-UML-led coalition, had been unwell for several months.
He was discharged from Marty Ganga Lal Heart Centre on Wednesday after he showed signs of improvement and had been staying at his daughter's residence since then.
bdnews24.com/su/am/1609h
