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Bangladesh peacekeeper dies in Congo

UNB . Dhaka
24 Feb 2023 09:33:41 | Update: 24 Feb 2023 16:27:07
Bangladesh peacekeeper dies in Congo
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Md Mamunur Rashid, a Bangladeshi peacekeeper deployed in the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo, died of a heart attack on Thursday.

He breathed his last at around 12:36 pm on Saturday (Bangladesh time), a media statement of ISPR read.

He was from Batikamari village of Sarishabari Thana in Jamalpur. The process is underway to bring back his body in the shortest time, added the release.

A soldier of the Bangladesh Army, Sergeant Mamunur joined the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in DR Congo on October 11 last year, it read.

So far, 131 Bangladeshi soldiers have died and 232 soldiers have been injured in the UN peacekeeping mission.

Despite the risk, the members of the Bangladesh Army have been performing their duty with great courage and professionalism and brightening the image of the country in the international arena, added the release.

 

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