Bangladesh: 140 Bangladesh police peacekeepers reach Mali

DHAKA, 01 February 2022, (TON): A team of Bangladesh Police reached in Mali to join the UN peacekeeping mission by a chartered aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

According to a statement issued by the Police Headquarters “the police contingent left Dhaka to join the United Nations (UN) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) yesterday.”

The 70-member strong contingent of Bangladesh Formed Police Unit (BANFPU)-1 led by Commander Hasan Md Shawkat Ali and 70 members of BANFPU-2 led by Deputy Commander Md Rahat Gawhari left for the UN peacekeeping mission.

The statement said “apart from the stipulated forces working with different peacekeeping missions under the UN and the Bangladesh Formed Police Unit 2 (BANFPU-2, Rotation) team will work there.”

It added “Deputy Inspector General of Police Md Haider Ali Khan and officers of UN desk gave them farewell at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.”

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