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BN replaces contingent in Lebanon
DHAKA, July 17, 2018 (BSS) – A Bangladesh Navy (BN) contingent overnight
flew to Lebanon to replace an existing detachment of theirs as part of UN
peacekeeping mission in the troubled Western Asian country, an ISPR statement
said here today.
It said the 80-men contingent would join BN Ship ‘Bijoy’. Earlier, the
first team comprising 30-members left for Lebanon on July 8.
The statement said senior BN officials saw the contingent off at the Shah
Amanat International Airport, Chittagong offering a special munajat last
night while an UN-chartered aircraft carried them to Lebanon, the scene of
the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
MINUSMA was established under a UN Security Council resolution in March
1078 to support political processes in that country and carry out a number of
security-related tasks.
The mission was asked to restore international peace and security, and
help the government of Lebanon restore its effective authority in the area.
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