4 Bangladeshi peacekeepers injured in Mali explosion

Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been injured in a blast at the UN mission in Mali.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 Feb 2015, 11:49 AM
Updated : 16 Feb 2015, 11:50 AM

The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate in media statement on Monday said four members of an infantry unit from Bangladesh were injured in an explosion around 6:30am on Sunday (local time).

They were patrolling Mali’s Tabankort area.

The injured, Major Ashraf (AMC), Major Shahriar (Signal Corps), Major Tushit Barua (Armed Corps) and a soldier ‘Shariful’ (Infantry) were being treated at a Mali hospital, the statement added.