The Namaz-e-Janaza of three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers was held on Saturday morning at Army Aviation Hanger at Dhaka Cantonment.
Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed attended the funeral prayers, reports BSS citing an ISPR press release.
Their bodies arrived in Dhaka on Friday evening and they would be buried at their native places.
The three Bangladesh Army soldiers deployed in the UN peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic were killed in an explosion of an improvised explosive device during their routine patrolling on a military vehicle on October 5 last.
The soldiers are Jasim Uddin, 31, of Brahmanbaria, soldier Jahangir Alam, 26, of Nilphamari and soldier Sharif Hossain, 26, of Sirajganj.
The ISPR said a total of 129 Bangladeshi peacekeepers have so far sacrificed their lives while performing duties for ensuring world peace.
Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed paying homage to three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers by placing a wreath at their coffin at Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday –ISPR Photo
