3 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic IED blast
04 October 2022, 08:51 pm | Updated: 30 November 2024, 11:43 am
Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Central African Republic, died at a hospital in Bouar town on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Sainik -- Jashim Uddin, 31, Jahangir Alam 26 and Sharif Hossain 26.
Earlier, four Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured in the explosion in the early hours of Tuesday.
The blast occurred when a vehicle carrying the Bangladeshi peacekeepers was crossing Kaita area at 8.35pm (local time) on Monday (1.35am Bangladesh time Tuesday), the Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) said in a release.
The four injured peacekeepers including Major Ashraful Haque, and Sainik -- Jashim, Jahangir and Sharif -were transferred to Bouar town of Central African Republic for better treatment where doctors at Minusca Hospital declared Jahangir, Jashim and Sharif dead around 6:30 am (local time) on Tuesday (11:30 am Bangladesh time), said the release.
Injured Major Ashraful Haque has been undergoing treatment at the hospital. The other Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the Central African Republic are safe, it said.
