Bangladesh has replaced an engineering contingent of its army working for United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan, an ISPR release said.
The 145-men contingent was replaced yesterday. An engineering contingent of Bangladesh Army is working in South Sudan very efficiently under the mission from 2011. The contingent is designated for maintaining security of the locals, building and repairing roads and bridges, among others.
The contingent has been able to attract attention of world media with their competence and was highly praised by the government of South Sudan. The rotation of the contingent takes place each year and the work of rotation this time started on June 3. The last flight carrying soldiers replaced in the contingent is scheduled to return home on June 29.
