Bangladesh declares 3 days of mourning for Mandela

December 06, 2013 22:41

Bangladesh has declared a three-day national mourning period starting tomorrow to pay homage to South African leader Nelson Mandela.

"The government has declared a three-day national mourning showing respect to Mandela," Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan was quoted as saying by the Daily Star newspaper.

The country's national flag would be flown at half-mast during the period.

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