Bangladesh will observe one-day state mourning on Saturday in honour of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who breathed his last on Friday.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard in the evening.
The national flag will be kept at half-mast at all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions and educational institutions, and Bangladesh missions abroad in observance of the mourning day.
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Special prayers will be offered at all religious institutions on Saturday seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of the UAE president.
Besides, the UAE would observe a 40-day mourning period with flags flown at half-mast as of Friday and suspend work at all public and private sector entities for three days
