Bangladesh Observes Day of Mourning for Pope  

Bangladesh observed a day of mourning on Wednesday on the death of Pope John Paul, the second.

National flag flew half-mast in all government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings and in Bangladesh missions abroad. Senior Cabinet Minister Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf left Dhaka to represent Bangladesh government at the funeral of the Pope.

The funeral of the late pontiff will be held in Vatican City on Friday.