DECCA, 14 September 2020, (TON): Bangladesh has regained its 1^st position in sending battalions in the United Nations peacekeeping missions. On 17 July 2020, a QRF (Quick Re-Action Force) of 160 peacekeepers in the Central African Republic has regained the first position.

Bangladesh has about 6,731 peacekeepers to the UN peacekeeping operations, announced at the press, published by the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate on 12 July. Ethiopia progressed to the second position with 6,662 peacekeepers, and  Rwanda is third with 6,322 peacekeepers to the UN operations. Nepal, India, and Pakistan are in fourth, fifth, and sixth places sequentially with 5,682,  5,353, and 4,440 peacekeepers in total.

Bangladesh first deployed uniformed personnel to serve with the United Nations to help to regulate the truce between Iran and Iraq in 1988, which is called UNIIMOG. At the same time, Bangladesh also participated in another operation in Namibia called UNTAG. Since 1948, Bangladesh has successfully participated in 54 missions out of 69 tasks. About 1,63,887 peacekeepers from Bangladesh have participated in UN missions in 40 different countries. According to the Bangladesh Army Website, Bangladeshi peacekeepers are deployed in 09 peacekeeping missions in 08 other countries among 22 UN Sponsored tasks.

The Bangladesh Police gained the Best Police Unit Award for its contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping operations in November 2019.It is a matter proud for Bangladesh to acquire such a place. Bangladesh is incredibly proud of them who are working with UN peacekeeping missions. (Courtesy of TBS; Yeasin Arfat, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)