The body of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, who died at a hospital in Singapore was brought to Dhaka on Thursday, as the country began observing a three-day State mourning for the veteran leader.
Rahman, 85, died on Wednesday at a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory problems.
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines brought his body home at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around noon and acting President and Parliamentary Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the coffin. PTI