Bangladesh today declared three days of state mourning in honor of Queen Elizabeth II following her death.
From September 9 to September 11, the national flag will be kept at half-mast at all government, semi-government, autonomous organizations, nongovernment buildings, educational Institutions and Bangladesh missions abroad, said a notification released by the cabinet division here today.
Special prayer will also be arranged during this time for seeking the salvation of the departed soul of the British longest-serving monarch. Queen Elizabeth, the longest-serving monarch, breathed her last on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland at the age of 96, reports BSS.