Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock at the crash of Malaysian passenger airliner MH 17 in the sky of Ukraine, which was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 283 passengers and 15 crews on board.
“I would like to express our deep shock and profound grief at the crash of Malaysian passenger airliner MH 17 in the sky of Ukraine,” she said in a message on behalf of the government and the people of Bangladesh, and her own.
In the message to Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Hasina conveyed deepest sympathies to the members and relatives of the bereaved families who lost their loved ones in this tragedy, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
“We pray that Almighty Allah may grant eternal peace to the departed souls and courage and fortitude to the families of the victims to bear the loss,” she noted.
BBN/SSR/AD-18July14-6:45 pm (BST)
