Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers including three officers on the UN mission suffered critical injuries in an explosion at Tabankort in Mali on Sunday.

The injured, Major Ashraf (AMC), Major Shahriar (signal core), Major Tushit Barua (armoured core) and soldier Shariful (infantry), are undergoing treatment at a French hospital in Mali, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said yesterday. 

The blast occurred around 18:30 local time when a team of infantry division was on patrol in Tabankort area, the release added.