Dhaka: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock at the death of Bangladesh Ambassador to Brazil and former Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes.
In a condolence message, President Hamid said the nation has lost a career diplomat at his death.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also expressed profound shock at the death of Mohamed Mijarul Quayes.
Both the President and the Prime Minster prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed their deep sympathies to his bereaved family members.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Brazil and former Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes passed away in Brasilia, Brazil on Friday night. He was 57.
He breathed his last in Brasilia at 9 pm (Brazil time), a senior diplomat at the Embassy told UNB.
He was earlier hospitalised in Brazil with respiratory problems and other complexities.
Quayes also served as a Foreign Secretary in the Ministry during 2009-12.unb
