BSS :
UN Assistant Secretary-General Christian Francis Saunders lauded Bangladesh Police for its outstanding contribution and commendable role in peacekeeping missions across the globe.
“Bangladesh Police have been playing a unique role in maintaining peace in various war-torn countries of the world,” he said this recently while paying a courtesy call on Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed at Police Headquarters in Dhaka.
The UN Assistant Secretary-General also emphasised deploying more women police in peacekeeping missions maintaining gender equivalence and using renewable energy to protect the environment.
Welcoming the UN assistant secretary-general, IGP Dr Benazir Ahmed said Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been able to prove their capabilities in global peacekeeping missions.
“Bangladesh is one of the top troop-sending countries in the UN peacekeeping mission. This trend will continue in future as well,” he said.
The IGP said that even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh’s peacekeepers are performing their duties with professionalism.
