UN chief hands over prestigious medals for six fallen BD peacekeepers

Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers who were killed while serving under the United Nations flag in Sudan have been posthumously awarded the prestigious Dag Hammarskjöld Medal at a ceremony held at the UN Headquarters in New York, reports BSS.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres handed over the medals to Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury during a commemorative event marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Friday, according to a message received here.
The fallen peacekeepers - Corporal Md Masud Rana, Private Md Jahangir Alam, Private Md Sobuj Mia, Private Md Mominul Islam, Private Shamim Reza and Private Santo Mondol - lost their lives in a drone strike on December 13, 2025, while serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Kadugli, Sudan.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Medal is awarded posthumously to military, police and civilian personnel who make the ultimate sacrifice while serving in UN peacekeeping missions.