<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic deaths of Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and their entourage in a helicopter crash.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In a condolence message, he said the deaths of the Iranian President, Foreign Minister and other officials have deeply saddened the people of Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The death of Ebrahim Raisi is an irreparable loss for the Muslim world. He was an extraordinary statesman,” the BNP leader said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He prayed for the salvation of the departed souls of the Iranian President and other officials and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved families and well-wishers of the deceased.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“May the Almighty Allah grant the families of the deceased, including President Raisi’s, and the people of Iran the ability to overcome the irreparable losses,” Fakhrul said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In another condolence message, BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman also expressed profound shock over the demise of the Iranian President and other officials in the tragic helicopter crash.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in dense fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two crucial leaders during a time of extraordinary tension gripping the Middle East.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Iran has yet to provide an explanation for the crash or indicate any suspicion of sabotage causing the helicopter to go down. The aircraft descended into mountainous terrain amidst intense fog.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>