Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s condolence message on the death of Sri Lankan national Nirosh Vignarajah was conveyed Thursday (Mar 28) to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in person.
Nirosh along with 24 others were killed when a fire broke out at FR Tower in Banani Thursday afternoon.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to Colombo Riaz Hamidullah said he immediately conveyed the prime minister’s message to the president.
“I was with the president at a programme in Kelania University when I received the message,” he said.
I immediately walked up to the president and said, “Our prime minister has expressed her deepest condolence at the loss of Sri Lankan life in the Banani fire.”
He said, two relatives of Nirosh contacted with the high commission for visa and it was issued immediately.