Another Bangladeshi peacekeeper has been injured in a drone attack by separatist forces in Sudan, raising the total number of wounded Bangladesh Army personnel serving in the UN mission to nine.
According to a media release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), eight Bangladeshi peacekeepers were initially injured when a United Nations mission camp in the Abeï area of Sudan came under a drone strike.
Later, reports confirmed that another soldier was wounded in the attack, bringing the total number of injured to nine.
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The injured personnel are receiving treatment at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. One of them has already been discharged, while the remaining peacekeepers are reported to be out of danger, said the ISPR.
Meanwhile, the bodies of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on the Kadugli logistics base under the UN mission on December 13 will be sent to Dhaka on December 20.
State honours will be accorded during their funeral rites, the release said.
The Bangladesh army continues to closely monitor the situation to ensure the safety and welfare of its peacekeepers deployed in Sudan.
Source: UNB