Int’l Day for UN Peacekeepers today

Desk Report: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is being observed in the country today (Tuesday) like other countries in a befitting manner.

The International Day for UN Peacekeepers is being observed on May 29 every year across the world aiming to underscore the importance of maintaining global peace, pay tribute to those involved in the peacekeeping missions and honour the UN peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives in establishing global peace.

Different programmes have been taken to observe the day, a spokesperson of Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The day’s programmes began through holding ‘Peace Keepers Run’ in the morning. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali attended it as the chief guest.

In observance of the day, Armed Forces Division and the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Bangladesh will jointly organise a reception programme at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in honour of the relatives of the deceased and injured Bangladeshi peacekeepers, paying due respect to the deceased and injured peacekeepers.

President Abdul Hamid is expected to attend the function as the chief guest.

A special documentary on different activities of Bangladesh in the UN peacekeeping missions will be screened at the function.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the day and greeted the members of the UN peacekeepers, including Bangladeshi ones.

They also solemnly prayed for the salvation of the departed souls of the heroic peacekeepers who made their supreme sacrifices in establishing global peace and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved family members.


risingbd/Dhaka/May 28, 2019/Mukul/Nasim