Attacks on Gaza: Nation today mourns deaths of Palestinians

Bangladesh will observe a one-day state mourning today for the Palestinians killed in recent Israeli attacks.
The cabinet division made the announcement in a notification issued on Thursday.

On the day, national flags will be hoisted at half mast atop offices of all government, semi-government, autonomous, educational institutions, and Bangladeshi missions abroad, it mentioned.

Besides, special prayers will be offered at all mosques after Friday prayers and other places of worship across the country for the departed and injured in Palestine, the notification added.

At least 4,137 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began bombarding the Palestinian enclave, the Gaza health ministry said yesterday.