Farooq Abdullah to attend Bangladesh president’s funeral

March 21, 2013 | Politics | Written by

New Delhi, March 21: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah will attend the state funeral of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman Friday, an official statement said.

Rahman, 83, died at a hospital in Singapore following respiratory problems.

Both houses of India’s parliament Thursday observed a minute’s silence in tribute to Rahman.

IANS