Bangladesh will observe a day of state mourning on Wednesday to commemorate July Shaheed Day, reports UNB.
The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday.
According to the notification, the government has decided to observe the day as state mourning to mark the July Shaheed Day.
As part of the observance, the national flag will be flown at half-mast on all government, semi-government, autonomous and educational institutions, as well as on all government and non-government buildings and Bangladesh missions abroad.
Special prayers will be offered at all mosques and other places of worship across the country on Wednesday, seeking divine blessings for the departed souls.
The government declared July 16 as July Shaheed Day, commemorating the death of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, who was shot dead by police on July 16 last year during the July uprising.
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