DHAKA: British High Commissioner in Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson expressed profound shock at the death of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.
British High Commission issued a release on Sunday (July 14).
In a condolence message, Robert Chatterton Dickson prayed for salvation of the departed soul and expressed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members.
HM Ershad, also former president of Bangladesh, breathed his last at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka around 7:45 am on Sunday (July 14).
He died at the age of 90.
BDST: 2146 HRS, JULY 14, 2019
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