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UN honours 4 fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers
DHAKA, June 2, 2018 (BSS) – Four fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers were honoured at
the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York on Friday.
The four fallen peacekeepers of Bangladesh are sergeant Md Altaf Hossain, lance
corporal Md Jakirul Alam Sarkar, Sipahi Md Monowar Hossain and Soldier Md Abdur
Rahim, a press release of Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations
said.
Altaf, Jakirul and Monowar lost their lives while serving with the United Nations
during a mission in Mali on September 24, 2017 while Rahim was serving with the UN
during a mission in the Central African Republic in January 5 in 2017.
Commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at its
headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tributes to
members of UN peacekeeping mission, who sacrificed their lives while serving at the
different missions, at the UN peacekeeping site.
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Masud Bin Momen
received medals for the four Bangladeshi peacekeepers at a function.
Permanent officials of different missions of UN member countries, military and
civil officials and diplomats, among others, were present at the function.
Marking the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, the
Dag Hammarskjold Medals were awarded to 128 peacekeepers of 37 countries, who lost
their lives during peacekeeping mission.
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