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Bangladesh cops play unique contribution to UN peacekeeping missions for peace: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the Bangladesh Police with sincerity, dedication and professionalism, has been playing an important role at the United Nations peacekeeping missions to establish peace in war-torn and conflicted countries.

“Bangladesh is currently the top contributing country in sending women police to peacekeeping missions,” he said this while inaugurating the United Nations Police Day-2022 (UNPOL Day-2022) at Hotel Sonargaon.

In his speech as the chief guest Kamal said, “Our women peacekeepers are working as the main driving force in reducing gender-based violence, conflict, especially in providing security to women and children.”

He said that currently 500 members of the Bangladesh Police have earned remarkable appreciation from the world by performing their duties professionally in various peacekeeping missions, adding, “Bangladesh’s gained respect and dignity through their unique contribution.”

“If more members of Bangladesh Police are deployed in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, they will be able to show skills through their services of the world community,” the minster hoped.

Bangladesh Police and Department of Peace Operations Division of the United Nations jointly organised the day.

“The great architect of our independence Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman expressed his desire to unite with the global people to ensure peace and cooperation in the world. Following the glorious path of Bangabandhu, Bangladesh Police started its journey with the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission to establish global peace in 1989,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said.

He said that the brave members of Bangladesh Police have won the appreciation of the global people with their professionalism, sincerity and honesty.

“Especially our women policemen have been able to prove themselves as iconic peacekeepers in the UN peacekeeping missions,” Mamun said.

Senior Secretary of Public Security Division Md Akhtar Hossain, Acting Advisor of Police Division of the United Nations Jun Tan, Head of the Integrated Training Service at the United Nations Headquarters Mark Pedersen, Police Chair of the IAPTC Executive Committee Brigadier General Giovanni Barbano and Additional IGP Md Atoqul Islam spoke on the occasion.

Earlier, the UNPOL Day was organized in New Zealand and Peru respectively in 2018 and 2019 just before the annual conference of the International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC).

This year the 26th annual conference of IAPTC will be held from October 31 to November 4 at Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training (BIPSOT), Gazipur.

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