Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Central African Republic (CAR), died at a hospital in Bouar town on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Sainik -- Jashim Uddin, 31, Jahangir Alam, 26, and Sharif Hossain, 26.
The peacekeepers sustained injuries in the explosion in the early hours of Tuesday.
The blast occurred when a vehicle carrying the peacekeepers was crossing Kaita area at 8:35pm (local time) on Monday (1:35am Tuesday Bangladesh time), the Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) said in a release.
The four injured peacekeepers including Major Ashraful Haque, and Sainik — Jashim, Jahangir and Sharif — were transferred to Bouar town of Central African Republic for better treatment where doctors at Mimusca Hospital declared Jahangir, Jashim and Sharif dead around 6:30am (local time) on Tuesday (11:30am Bangladesh time), said the release.
Injured Major Ashraful Haque was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The other Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the Central African Republic are safe, it said.
