Bangladesh President dies in Singapore

Zillur Rahman

Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, died on Wednesday in a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory ailments, an embassy official told AFP.

"The president died at a hospital here in Singapore at 6.47 pm local time," Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore M. Mahbubuzzaman told AFP by phone, referring to the 84-year-old. nepalnews.com