The initiatives were taken on the occasion of the "2020 International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers [Peacekeepers Day]" held in New York on Friday, reports UNB. The commemorative stamp folio features Bangladesh's flag, logo of MUJIB 100, portrait of Bangabandhu, and images of UN Peacekeeping services around the world. Release of the commemorative stamps is a part of the year-long activities of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to observe the birth centenary of the father of the nation. Two Bangladesh peacekeepers, Constable Mohammad Omar Farouk and Sainik Atiqul Islam, who made supreme sacrifice in line of duty in 2019, were also given this posthumous award. Bangladesh, a top troop and police contributing country, started its journey with UN peacekeeping in 1988 having contributed 170,221 peacekeepers in 42 peacekeeping missions so far.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 30, 2020 06:33 UTC