Military personnel carry one of the coffins before the martyred soldiers are flown from Tejgaon Old Airport to their village homes for burial. Deputy Force Commander of United Nations in Mali Major General Amadou Kane came with the bodies of the troops as an honour to the valiant peacekeepers. Bangladesh is the second largest troop contributor to the mission in the West African country, according to the UN Peacekeeping website. Until December 2017, Bangladesh had 1,398 troops serving in Mali. In September 2017, three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in an explosion during a clash with criminals in that country. Photo: Anisur Rahman
army chief General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq salutes four martyred Bangladeshi peacekeepers, killed in a mine explosion in Mali, after their namaz-e-janaza in Dhaka Cantonment yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Army men standing before the photos of the four -- warrant officer Abul Kalam, lance corporal Aktar, sainik Rayhan and sainik (cook) Jamal. Photo: Anisur Rahman
With a demand for saving the river Khyapa, Sari Nodi Bachao Andolon and Surma River Waterkeeper form a human chain on the bank of the river at Dhamri Bazar in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet yesterday, marking International Day of Action for Rivers. Photo: Star
Visitors look at a photograph during an exhibition at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) Chitrashala in the capital yesterday. The eight-day exhibition features 26 students of the fourth batch at Alor Ishkul, a photography training centre based in BSK. Through their lenses, the photographers captured the lives of low-income people working in the capital's Aminbazar bridge area. The exhibition will continue till March 23. Photo: Star
