UN commanders visit permanent mission of BD

Seventeen Force Commanders of all the current UN peacekeeping missions attended a reception on Tuesday at the permanent mission of Bangladesh, report agencies.
The commanders have been attending a four-day long heads of Military Component Conference titled "Performance: A Command Responsibly" that started yesterday at the UN headquarters to enhancing performance of the overall peacekeeping operations.
The permanent representative of Bangladesh to the UN Dr A K Abdul Momen said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attaches a very high priority to the UN peacekeeping efforts and had responded promptly and positively to the UN's call for more peacekeepers as a trusted partner of the UN in the field of peacekeeping.
The defence adviser of the permanent mission Brig General AKM Akhtaruzz-aman made a presentation at the inaugural day on "Troop Contributing Country's Perspective".
Defence advisers in the permanent missions of different countries including the US, India, Italy, the UK, Canada and Germany also attended the reception.