Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang expressed shock at the heavy casualties following an explosion in a commercial building in Dhaka. "I hereby extend my deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathies to the bereaved families," he said in a message to his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen. The Chinese Foreign Minister wished the injured victims a full and quick recovery.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has expressed deep shock at the death of India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other co-passengers in a chopper crash in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. India's top military commander, his wife and 11 others died after the Mi-17V5 helicopter came down in the hilly terrain of the Nilgiris in the state's Coonoor district and burst into flames on Wednesday morning. READ: Border killings remain an irritant, FM Momen tells Shringla "I'm deeply shocked and saddened," Dr Momen said in a condolence message forwarded to his Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar. On behalf of the government of Bangladesh and on his own behalf, the Foreign Minister conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family members of General Rawat and other deceased, and the people of India. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and their near and dear ones. May they have the strength to bear with the irreparable losses," the message reads. READ: Dhaka, Delhi created model relations, says FM terming Dec 6 a historic day Bipin Rawat, 63, was appointed as India's first chief of defence staff in January 2019. General Rawat has had a chequered career in the armed forces spanning over 40 years, rising from the rank of a junior commissioner officer to the Indian Army chief and eventually the first head of the tri-services – the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.

Prime Minister  and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Mymensingh’s Gafargaon pourashava unit Awami League president Abdul Halim Manik.  She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family. Abdul Halim Manik breathed his last this afternoon at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. He was 74. READ: PM shocked at principal Abdur Rashid’s death He left behind two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers. Meanwhile, Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader also expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Abdul Halim Manik. READ: PM shocked at death of Minister Nuruzzaman’s mother

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the death of Brahmanbaria’s Sarail upazila Awami League  leader Farhad Rahman Makki, also father of special assistant to the PM Barrister Shah Ali Farhad. READ: PM congratulates Tigers on winning the 5th T20 She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.Farhad Rahman, a former additional secretary, breathed his last at 5:00 pm while undergoing treatment for cancer at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka. READ: Sheikh Kamal’s birthday: PM releases postage stamp