The army has identified the Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed and injured in a terrorist attack on the Kadugli Logistics Base under the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Abyei, Sudan. It was reported yesterday that 6 peacekeepers were killed and 8 others were injured in the attack. One of the injured has undergone successful surgery.
The identities of the casualties were announced in a press release sent by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday (December 14) afternoon.
According to the ISPR, a drone attack was carried out by a separatist armed group on the Kadugli Logistics Base under the UN peacekeeping mission in the Abyei area of Sudan on Saturday (December 13) from approximately 3:40 to 3:50 local time. In this, 6 Bangladeshi peacekeepers on duty were martyred and 8 peacekeepers were injured.
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Corporal Md. Masud Rana (Natore), Private Md. Mominul Islam (Kurigram), Private Shamim Reza (Rajbari), Private Shanto Mandal (Kurigram), Mess Waiter Md. Jahangir Alam (Kishoreganj) and Laundry Employee Md. Sabuj Mia (Gaibandha)
Lieutenant Colonel Khondaker Khalequzzaman, Sergeant Md. Mostakim Hossain, Corporal Afroza Parvin Iti, Lance Corporal Mohibul Islam, Soldier Md. Mejbaul Kabir, Soldier Mosa. Umme Hani Akhter, Soldier Chumki Akhter, Ordnance and Soldier Md. Manazir Ahsan.
ISPR said that 8 injured peacekeepers are being provided with necessary medical treatment. Among them, soldier Md. Mejbaul Kabir, whose condition is critical, has already undergone successful surgery and is currently under close observation. The other 7 injured have been transferred by helicopter for better treatment and all of them are out of danger.
The Bangladesh Army strongly condemns this brutal terrorist attack. The sacrifice of the martyred peacekeepers will remain a shining and glorious symbol of Bangladesh’s commitment to establishing world peace.
The Bangladesh Army expresses its deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the martyrs and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured, the ISPR said.
