The Minister of Mujahedeen and Rights Holders, M. Eid Rebiga, signed the condolence book on Thursday, at the Bangladeshi Embassy in Algiers, following the crash of a military aircraft that collided with a school building in the capital Dhaka, leaving dozens dead and injured.
Rebiga added: "In the wake of this tragic accident, we offer you, on behalf of the President of the Republic and on behalf of the Algerian government and people, our sincerest condolences and deepest sympathy and compassion.‘ He concluded his message by affirming ’Algeria`s solidarity with the sister Republic of Bangladesh, and we are confident that the Bangladeshi people will be able to overcome the effects of this painful ordeal."
On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Director General (Asia-Oceania) Ambassador Abdelmalek Bouheddou also visited the Embassy to pay their respects. Throughout the day, numerous members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Algeria, including Ambassadors, Chargés d`Affaires a.i., and senior diplomats representing countries from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, as well as representatives from some political parties visited the Embassy to sign the condolence book and offer their messages of sympathy and support.
In his conversations, the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Algeria H.E. Md. Najmul Huda expressed his sincere appreciation for the outpouring of condolences and solidarity. He stated that we are deeply touched by the presence of so many friends from the Algerian government and the international diplomatic community. Their words and gestures brought comfort and courage to the people of
Bangladesh in these hours of grief, he added.
Earlier, the Embassy observed a day of state mourning on 22 July 2025 following the tragic accident that took many innocent lives away, and arranged special prayers for the eternal peace of the departed souls and for the swift recovery of the injured.
