Pyongyang, December 27 (KCNA) -- Papers of Nepal and Bangladesh carried special write-ups on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

The Nepali paper Arpan on December 23 carried an article titled "The demise of Kim Jong Il, sorrow to the world" illustrated with his portrait. It said Kim Jong Il was the great leader not only of the Korean people but of progressive humankind.

He performed undying feats for the socialist cause through his energetic ideological and theoretical activities and leadership, it stressed.

The Bangladeshi paper Blits on December 20 edited several articles illustrated with a portrait of Kim Jong Il and photos on his revolutionary activities.

The paper in an article titled "The ceaseless forced march made by Kim Jong Il with love for people" noted leader Kim Jong Il always shared sweets and bitters with the people, valuing and loving them most in the whole period of his protracted revolutionary leadership