Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reaffirmed Bangladesh's unequivocal support to UN Secretary General's strategic review on peacekeeping by providing rapid help at all times.
The premier made the remarks while delivering her speech at a high-level summit on UN Peacekeeping at the UN Headquarters on Friday.
"Bangladesh has become a brand name in peace support operations for our utmost dedication and professionalism," she said.
"So I want to reaffirm our full support to UN Secretary General's strategic review on peacekeeping, and our resolve to strengthen his hands by providing rapid support at all times," she said.
The prime minister also reiterated Bangladesh's pledges to build partnerships with countries that need critical enablers, personnel, force and mission.
"As a tested and a confident peacekeeper country, Bangladesh pledges to build partnerships with countries that need critical enablers, personnel, force and mission," she said.
The Prime Minister said UN Peacekeeping has evolved as a central pillar of Bangladesh's value-driven foreign policy.
"As invoked in our Constitution, Bangladesh has, never ever failed to respond positively and quickly to UN's call for strengthening peace and stability worldwide," she said.
She said Bangladesh's commitment to peacekeeping is reaffirmed through the supreme sacrifice made by 119 of its valiant sons.
"To carry on their legacy, we are currently working on a National Peacekeeping Strategy to pursue evolving pledges and capabilities to UN peacekeeping."
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh also remains ready for triangular co-operation.
"We will provide training and skills to emerging troops contributing countries (TCCs) with support from partners," she said.
"We further pledge to contribute well-trained and self-sustained infantry units and formed police units, including all-female police units at shortest possible time," she said.
The Prime Minister said Bangladesh pledges to offer critical enablers including air power, helicopters and aircrafts at shortest notice.
"We pledge engineers, signals, medical teams, riverine and sea-based units on shortest notice. We are also keen on providing senior leadership both at UN Headquarters and in field missions," she said.
She said Bangladesh looks forward to entering into logistics and services supply partnerships for field support to missions, including with the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership.
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has a state-of-the-art Institute for Peace Support Operations and Training, BIPSOT. "We have planned to turn BIPSOT into a global centre of excellence for training peacekeepers, specially women peacekeepers from all countries," she said.
"We pledge to share our expertise through customized training, joint exercises and necessary technical support to other TCCs and police contributing countries (PCCs)," she said.
