Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Wednesday condoled the demise of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee at a special meeting.

The residents of Narail mourned the death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee as he was married to Suvra Mukerjee hailing from the district.

The government has announced one- day national mourning on Wednesday (September 2) in honour of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The national flag will be flown half-mast on the day, said a handout of Press Information Department(PID).

BNP on Monday expressed deep shock at the death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, saying he always saw Bangladesh with affection. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee describing him as ‘a true friend’ of Bangladesh and a friend of her family.

President Abdul Hamid on Monday expressed deep shock at the death of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee.

Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee, who had been in coma after a brain surgery earlier this month, has died at 84. 

Former  Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for Covid-19 , has successfully undergone surgery to remove a clot in his brain.  Mr Mukherjee, 84, is on ventilator support at the Army Hospital Research and Referral in Delhi, according to Indian media. In a tweet this morning Mr Mukherjee, who was President between 2012 and 2017, urged all those who had come in contact with him over the past week to self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19. "On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19," he wrote. The  former president had cancelled all his engagements and stopped going out for public functions in the last few months. As the news spread, leaders, cutting across party lines, wished him a quick recovery. In the wake of coronavirus epidemic, the government had asked all senior citizens (above the age of 65) to stay home. Mukherjee, who was president between 2012 and 2017, was invited for the at home programme at Rashtrapati Bhavan, which he will not be attending in the wake of this development. Last year, Mukherjee, a veteran Congress leader with stints in the Indira Gandhi cabinet as well, was awarded the Bharat Ratna - the country’s highest civilian award. Meanwhile, India registered 1,007 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total tally to 44,386 on Monday. Besides, the fresh coronavirus infections surged by another 62,064 cases, the Health Ministry said, according to an AP report.