Identity of Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed, injured in Sudan disclosed

One of the injured is in critical condition and underwent a surgery

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has shared the identities of the Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed and injured in a drone attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan.

The drone attack was carried out by an armed separatist group on Saturday afternoon local time.

On Sunday, the ISPR shared the identities of six Bangladeshi nationals killed and eight injured in the incident.

The dead have been identified as Corporal Md Masud Rana (from Natore); soldiers Md Mominul Islam (from Kurigram), Shamim Reza (from Rajbari) and Shanto Mandal (from Kurigram); Mess Waiter Md Jahangir Alam (from Kishoreganj) and laundry worker Md Sabuj Mia (from Gaibandha).

The injured peacekeepers are Lt Col Khondaker Khalequzzaman (from Kushtia), Sgt Md Mostakim Hossain (from Dinajpur), Corporal Afroza Parvin Iti (from Dhaka), Lance Corporal Mohibul Islam (from Barguna); Soldier Md Mezbaul Kabir (from Kurigram), Mosammat Umme Hani Akhter (from Rangpur), Chumki Akhter (from Manikganj) and Md Manazir Ahsan (from Noakhali).

Noting the injured are undergoing necessary medical treatment, the ISPR said that Mezbaul is in critical condition and has undergone surgery.

The surgery was successful and he is currently under close observation, the press release said. The other seven injured were airlifted and sent for advanced treatment and are all out of danger.

The Bangladesh Army has offered its condolences to the families of the Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Sudan, the statement says.