UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon honoured the 211 peacekeepers who died between January 2015 and June 2016. Their names were pronounced at the Trusteeship Council of United Nations Secretariat.
Seven Bangladeshi peacekeepers lost their lives in the line of duty.
They are-- Sergeant Md Shahidul Islam (UNOCI, Ivory Coast, 2015), Private Sree Nilkanth Hajong (MINUSMA, Mali, 2015), Constable Motahar Hosen (MINUSMA, Mali, 2016), Constable Mohammad Samidul Islam (MINUSMA, Mali, 2016), Sub-Inspector Moinul A. Khan (UNAMID, Sudan 2015), Lance Corporal Md Mozibor Rahman (UNMIL, Liberia, 2015) and Sergeant Md Shahidul Islam (UNOCI, Ivory Coast, 2015).
He said: "The men and women we recognized today came from all corners of the world. They served in difficult and dangerous conditions. What drew them together? Our blue flag and all it represents. All countries. All faiths. All people. One flag. Others have tried to turn it into a target. But the flag remains a beacon."
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations Masud Bin Momen and its Defense Adviser Brigadier General AKM Akhtaruzzaman attended the event.
