<span style="color: black;">The government of Bangladesh has announced a one-day national mourning on Saturday, 9th July on the demise of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The national flag of Bangladesh will fly half mast on all the government and semi-government  buildings, autonomous bodies and foreign missions of Bangladesh across the world, said an official press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed their condolences over the passing away of Shinzo Abe. In her condolence message, President Hamid expressed profound shock and sorrow on the death of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. Condemning the brutal killing he conveyed deep sympathy for the family of the deceased former Prime Minister.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her condolence message called the assaination of Shinzo Abe 'the most unexpected misfortune'. In a letter addressed to the Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, Sheikh Hasina said that the passing away of a statesman like Shinzo Abe was not only a loss for Japan but also for the entire world because of his leadership, vision and wisdom. She said that Bangladesh recollects with deepest gratitude his immense contribution to elevating the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and Japan to a new comprehensive partnership during his tenure as the Prime Minister of Japan.</span>