The namaz‑e‑janaza for six Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who were killed in a militant drone attack on a UN peacekeeping mission camp in Sudan, was held on Sunday morning.
The funeral prayers took place at the central mosque of Dhaka Cantonment. Afterwards, the bodies will be flown by helicopter to their respective home districts, where they will be laid to rest with full military honours.
A special Emirates Airlines flight carrying the bodies landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:05am on Saturday
The six peacekeepers who lost their lives are Corporal Md Masud Rana of Natore; Soldier Md Mominul Islam and Soldier Shanta Mondol of Kurigram; Soldier Shamim Reza of Rajbari; Mess Waiter Mohammad Jahangir Alam of Kishoreganj; and Laundry employee Md Sabuj Mia of Gaibandha.
Nine others were injured in the attack, including Lieutenant Colonel Khondaker Khalekuzzaman of Kushtia; Sergeant Md Mostakim Hossain of Dinajpur; Corporal Afroza Parvin Ity of Dhaka; Lance Corporal Mohibul Islam of Barguna; Soldier Md Mezbaul Kabir of Kurigram; Soldier Mst Umme Hani Akter of Rangpur; Soldier Chumki Akter of Manikganj; and Soldier Md Manazir Ahsan of Noakhali. All injured personnel are reported to be out of danger.
The peacekeepers were killed on 13 December when a UN peacekeeping base in the Abyei area of Sudan came under a drone attack. The assault, carried out by a separatist armed group, targeted the Kadugli Logistics Base operating under the UN peacekeeping mission.
