The bodies of four Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who were killed in the Mopti region of Mali last month, arrived at the Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
Warrant Officer Abul Kalam Azad, Corporal Mohammad Akter Hossin and soldiers Mohammad Rayhan Ali and Jamal Uddin were killed when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Boni-Douentza road on February 28. Four other peacekeepers were also seriously injured in the attack.
A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the bodies landed at the airport around 4:50pm.
The bodies will be handed over to their families after the namaz-e-janaza of the deceased around 8:30am at Chopper's Den of Dhaka Cantonment on Friday, said an officer of Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) preferring anonymity.
Earlier on March 7, a memorial ceremony of the deceased was held at the MINUSMA Operational Base in Bamako of Mali, reports UNB.
