PM mourns death of Shib Narayan Das

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the country’s war-time national flag designer and valiant freedom fighter Shib Narayan Das.

In a condolence message on Friday, she prayed for salvation of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.

Shib Narayan Das, who had designed the first flag of Bangladesh just before the independence, died of respiratory ailment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Friday morning at the age of 78.