Dhaka, July 1 -- Bangladesh Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is scheduled to join the state funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said on Wednesday.

Talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shama Obaed said the Speaker would join the event at the invitation of the Iranian government.

"Bangladesh's bilateral relationship with Iran has always been good. We have very strong people-to-people relations. We have energy cooperation with Iran," she said.

The funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4, and he will be buried in his hometown of Mashhad on July 9, according to Iranian state media.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin will ...