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Farooq Abdullah to attend Bangla President's funeral

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 21 2013 | 9:55 PM IST
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah will attend the state funeral of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman in Dhaka tomorrow.
Rahman died yesterday at a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory problems. He was 85.
Both houses of Parliament today condoled the death of Rahman and stood in silence for a while as a tribute to the departed leader.
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have already sent messages of condolences to the Bangladesh leadership.

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First Published: Mar 21 2013 | 9:55 PM IST

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