Former UN chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan died yesterday at the age of 80, prompting a barrage of tributes and condolences from around the world for the "diplomatic rock star".

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina express condolence at the death of Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) and a Nobel Peace laureate.

Former UN chief Kofi Annan urged the Security Council on Friday to push for the return to Myanmar of hundreds of thousands of Rohyingas who have been driven out in an army campaign.