UN issues stamps honouring peacekeepers, Bangabandhu
On the occasion of the "2020 International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers (Peacekeepers Day)" on May 29, the UN Postal Administration, jointly with the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York, issued a set of commemorative stamps as a tribute to the UN peacekeepers and marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The commemorative stamp folio features Bangladesh's flag, logo of MUJIB 100, portrait of Bangabandhu and images of UN peacekeeping services around the world.
The images include the iconic posture of two Bangladesh female helicopter pilots, first ever deployed in the UN history, said a statement of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN yesterday.
Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima said, "This is a humble, yet fitting tribute to Bangabandhu's visionary leadership and doctrine of peace which defines our foreign policy; to our commitment to UN peacekeeping; as also to our valiant and selfless peacekeepers."
To observe Peacekeepers Day at the UNHQs in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath in honour of all fallen peacekeepers and paid tribute to those who carry their service in the cause of peace.
He subsequently held a virtual ceremony to award Dag Hammarskjöld Medals posthumously to 83 peacekeepers who lost their lives in 2019. 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.
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