Six Bangladeshi Peacekeepers Honored with Dag Hammarskjöld Medal in New York

Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers who died while serving under the United Nations flag in Sudan have been honored with the prestigious Dag Hammarskjöld Medal. The ceremony, held at UN Headquarters in New York, marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

Corporal Md Masud Rana, Private Md Jahangir Alam, Private Md Sobuj Mia, Private Md Mominul Islam, Private Shamim Reza, and Private Santo Mondol were killed in a drone strike on December 13, 2025. They were serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Kadugli, Sudan.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres presented the medals to Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury. Guterres also laid a wreath to honor the nearly 4,500 peacekeepers who have lost their lives in service since 1948 and observed a minute of silence in their memory.

This year, the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal was awarded to 68 military, police, and civilian peacekeepers from 33 member states who made the ultimate sacrifice. The commemoration occurred as another UN peacekeeper died from injuries sustained in a mortar attack in Lebanon, highlighting the ongoing risks faced by those serving in conflict zones.

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laid a wreath in honour of nearly 4,500 peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the line of duty since 1948