• Bangladesh is a peace loving country. This very fact is enshrined in the constitution of the Bangladesh with the foreign policy dictum “Friendship to all, malice to none”. Bangladesh on its quest to establish world peace has already made enormous contribution under the auspices of blue helmet. Today, Bangladesh is widely recognized as a brand name in the Peacekeeping domain and she firmly believes that it is her sacred duty to serve the humanity anywhere and anytime.

 

• Bangladesh Navy (BN) on its quest to establish world peace has already made significant contribution under the auspices of blue helmet and widely recognized as an iconic entity in the peacekeeping reign. BN personnel have been participating in UN peacekeeping mission since 1993. So far, 7070 Officers and Sailors have participated in 29 UN peacekeeping missions with utmost sincerity and devotion.

 

• A boat section from BN was deployed with Army contingent in UNIKOM post Gulf War-I in 1997 to patrol in the waterways demarcating the Iraq-Kuwaiti border as part of DMZ enforcement. Following that footstep, BN deployed the first independent Force Riverine Unit (FRU) in UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) in 2005 which continued till 2012.

 

• In 2005, BN also deployed a Boat Detachment Unit in Ivory Coast (ONUCI) and operated for 11 years in the Lagoons of Abidjan.

 

• One Bangladesh Riverine Unit (BANRU) was deployed in MINUSMA (Mali) with 133 personnel, 08 x High speed boat and o1 x LCT for 02 years since 2014. The BANRU was repatriated from Mali on 15 Dec 2015. All those deployments terminated with the establishment of peace and successful completion of UN Mandate.

 

• Two BN ships were deployed in Maritime Task Force (MTF) of UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) with total crew ceiling 320 in 2010. At present BNS SANGRAM is operating in the Mediterranean sea successfully. Such deployment to a great distance in the Mediterranean Sea away from the home port is a true manifestation of BN operational and sustenance capability under the UN mandate.

 

• Since June 2015, a Force Marine Unit (FMU) from BN has been deployed in UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The unit is providing armed escort to UN hired barges by deploying Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD) onboard the barges/ pushers.

 

• Since 2009, BN started deploying competent female officers as Staff Officer (SO)/ Contingent Member. A total of 43 female officers and 04 female sailors have so far participated in various UN Missions and 07 female officers are presently deployed in UN mission. Considering the role of women in promoting peace and security of mission areas, BN will also continue to deploy more female officers and sailors in UN Mission in days to come.

 

• Besides these maritime units and riverine contingents, BN has been deploying its personnel as Military Observer, Military Liaison Officer and Staff Officer in UN Missions including DPO since 1993.  The military observers are performing their tasks in various team sites and Staff Officers are employed in Force Headquarters and Sector Headquarters.

 

• To carry out the challenging and dangerous activities under distress 04 (four) Bangladesh Navy personnel have sacrificed their lives and 09 (nine) were injured.

 

 

 

 

CURRENT DEPLOYMENT OF BANGLADESH PEACEKEEPERS AROUND THE GLOBE (Updated on July 2024)

 

Ser	Country/Location	Navy		G/Total
		Male	Female
1.	South Sudan	207	0	207
2.	DR Congo	3	2	5
3.	Lebanon	117	0	117
4.	Mali	0	0	0
5.	Western Sahara	5	0	5
6.	Central African Republic	4	3	7
7.	USA	1	0	1
8.	UNSMIL	0	0	0
9.	Abyei	3	2	5
Total		340	7	347

  

COMPLETED PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD (Updated on July 2024)

 

 

 

Ser	Country/Location	Name of Mission	Total
1.	Afganistan-Afganistan-Pakistan	UNAMA/ UNSMA / UNGOMAP	4
2.	Angola	UNAVEM & UNAVEM III	9
3.	Bosnia	UNMIBH	0
4.	Burundi	BINUB	5
5.	Cambodia	UNAMIC / UNTAC / UNMLT	0
6.	Congo	MONUC / MONUSCO	461
7.	Croatia/East Slovenia	UNTAES	0
8.	East Timor	UNAMET / UNTAET / UNMISET	3
9.	Ethiopia/Eritrea	UNMEE	6
10.	Georgia	UNOMIG	19
11.	Haiti	UNMIH / MNF / MINUSTAH	50
12.	Iraq	UNGCI / UNMOVIC	20
13.	Iran	UNIIMOG	0
14.	Ivory Coast	MINUCI / ONUCI / UNOCI	471
15.	Kosovo	UNMIK	0
16.	Kuwait	UNIKOM	46
17.	Liberia	UNOMIL / UNMIL	192
18.	Macedonia	UNPREDEP	0
19.	Mozambique	ONUMOZ	15
20.	Namibia	UNTAG	0
21.	Rwanda	UNAMIR	7
22.	Sierra Leone	UNAMSIL / UNIOSIL	22
23.	Somalia	UNOSOM-I-II / AMISOM	0
24.	Sudan	UNMIS	685
25.	South Sudan	UNMISS	1656
26.	Tajikistan	UNMOT	3
27.	Uganda/ Rwanda	UNOMUR	0
28.	Western Sahara	MINURSO	46
29.	Yugoslavia (Former)	UNPROFOR / UNMOP	18
30.	CAR & Chad	MINURCAT	1
31.	Darfur	UNAMID	52
32.	Lebanon	UNIFIL	2938
33.	West Africa	UNOWA	0
34.	Nairobi	UNSOA	0
35.	Syria	UNSMIS	1
36.	Mali	MINUSMA	275
37.	Central African Republic	MINUSCA	56
38.	Somalia	UNSOM	1
39.	Office of the African Union	UNOAU	0
40.	Abyei	UNISFA	5
41.	USA (UNHQ)	UNDPKO	3
42.	Cyprus	UNFICYP	0
43.	Yemen	UNMAHA	0
44.	Sudan	UNITAMS	0
		Total	7,070

 

 

SUMMARY OF ALL DECEASED AND INJURED PEACEKEEPERS (Updated on July 2024)

 

 

 

SER	Service / Organization	Deceased	Injured	Remarks
1.	Navy	04	09	01 x Officer

 

 

SUMMARY OF ALL FEMALE PEACEKEEPERS DEPLOYMENT IN UN MISSION ON (Updated on July 2024)

 

Ser	Services / Organization	Participated		Total	Currently Deployed		Total
		SO/UNMO	Contg		SO/UNMO	Contg
1.	Navy	36	11	47	07		07

 

 

 

 

 

SACRIFICES

BN SACRIFICES IN PEACE KEEPING OPERATION

 

• Bangladesh Navy personnel have been participating in UN peacekeeping mission since 1993. So far, 7070 Officers and Sailors have participated in 29 UN peacekeeping missions with utmost sincerity and devotion. To carry out the challenging and dangerous activities under distress many members of Bangladesh Navy have sacrificed their lives:

 

• Ex O No 890192, M Nurul Islam, LS (CD) of Bangladesh Navy was killed in ambush (KIA) by the local militia in ENGOKI on 25 February 2005, while he was performing the patrol duty with BANBAT-2 deployed in MONUSCO (D R Congo). Recognizing his supreme sacrifice, UN awarded him with DAG HAMMARSKJOLD Medal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Another Naval person Ex Personal Number 5095 Anowarul Islam Khan, Leading Man expired on 14 April 2013 on board Bangladesh Navy Ship OSMAN in UNIFIL (Lebanon) due to cardiac arrest. Recognizing his supreme sacrifice, UN awarded him with DAG HAMMARSKJOLD Medal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Ex Official Number 930479 M Jahangir Alam, Leading Seaman (LS) expired on 31 Oct 2014 in MINUSMA (Mali) also due to cardiac arrest. Recognizing his supreme sacrifice, UN awarded him with DAG HAMMARSKJOLD Medal.
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• Ex Personal Number 1820 Ex Instr Lt Cdr M Ashraf Siddiqui was deployed in UN Mission South Sudan (UNMISS) as Military Liaison Officer (MLO) on 20 May 2018. He was Killed in Action (KIA) by gunshot fired by unknown armed group during an armed attack on an UNMISS Convoy near Yei city in South Sudan on 26 June 2018 at about 1000 hrs (Local time) while performing the duties as MLO. Recognizing his supreme sacrifice, UN awarded him with DAG HAMMARSKJOLD Medal.