The Cabinet Division made the announcement on Wednesday, describing the Kuwaiti ruler as a “true friend” of Bangladesh. The national flag will be at half-mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions, educational institutions, and Bangladesh missions abroad on Thursday. The Kuwaiti emir breathed his last on Tuesday at a hospital in the United States at the age of 91 while undergoing treatment. President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of Sabah. They remembered the role he played for the wellbeing of the Bangladeshi migrant workers in the oil-producing Gulf state.

Source: bd News24 September 30, 2020 16:16 UTC