BNP to mourn Sayeed Iskander's passing away today
The main opposition BNP will observe mourning day across the country today to mourn the death of party chairperson's younger brother and former lawmaker Maj (retd) Sayeed Iskander.
Besides reciting from the Holy Quran, black flags will be hoisted and party flags kept half-mast at party offices across the country, said a press release.
Sayeed Iskandar, president of party's Feni district unit and member of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's advisory council, passed away on Sunday at a New York hospital after a long battle with cancer.
His body might be brought to the country on Wednesday, it said.
BNP Central Committee Vice Chairperson M Morshed Khan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party chairman and lawmaker, Andaleeve Rahman Partha, BNP leader Tariqul Islam, among others, condoled Iskander's death.
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