DHAKA, Sept 09, 2022 (BSS) - President M Abdul Hamid has expressed profound shock and sorrow at the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch.
 
In a condolence message to her successor King Charles III, the President said, "It is with the deepest of sorrow and heaviest of heart that I extend my sincerest condolences and sympathies at the sad demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second, the longest-reigning Monarch in the world."
 
In the message dated September 8, 2022, he wrote to the King Charles III: "My thoughts and prayers are with Your Majesty and the members of your bereaved family at this hour of profound grief and loss."
 
Recalling her contribution to the world, President Hamid said Queen Elizabeth II will always be remembered and revered for her seven decades of service, duty and dedication to the people of the United Kingdom and to the people of the Commonwealth and the Realms.
 
"May the Almighty bless Her Majesty's departed soul with eternal peace and salvation, and grant courage and fortitude to the members of the Royal family and the grieving people of the United Kingdom to bear this devastating loss," the President added.