Dhaka, July 3 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Friday expressed his profound condolences at the tragic demise of Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and condemned his brutal killing.

He conveyed the solidarity of the government and the people of Bangladesh with the government and the brotherly people of Iran during this period of national mourning.

The Speaker held a meeting with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, in Tehran, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Speaker Ghalibaf warmly welcomed Speaker Hafiz Uddin and the Bangladesh delegation on the occasion of the state funeral of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

He also highlighted the centuries-old friendship and dee...