110 navy members receive UN Peacekeeping Medal in Lebanon

GBNews24 Desk//

A total of 110 officers and members of the Bangladesh Navy ship BNS Sangram who were engaged in the UN peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon was awarded the Peacekeeping Medal in recognition of their contribution to peacekeeping operations.

Maritime Task Force commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (MTF) (UNIFIL) Rear Admiral Andreas Mugge presented the medal to the officers and sailors at the Medal Parade of BANKON-12 Contingent of BNS Sangram in Beirut on Monday, said an ISPR press release, BSS reports.

Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haque, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Lebanese Navy Capt Asad Abdullah, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon Maj Gen Mohammad Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman, Mission Support Director Mis Melva Crouch, and senior officers were present on the occasion.

While addressing the Medal Parade, MTF Commander Rear Admiral Andreas Mugge thanked all members of the Navy deployed to the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon as well as commended all the Navy members for their tireless and dedicated contribution to the world.

Andreas Mugge also expressed his gratitude to the Bangladesh Navy and the government of Bangladesh for the continued success of country’s Navy, added the release.

Bangladesh Navy’s warship has been participating in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon since 2010 as a result of tireless effort of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The only Bangladesh Navy warship in the subcontinent
is engaged in establishing world peace as a member of the Multinational Maritime Task Force in the Mediterranean Sea.

Currently, the deployed Sangram warship has been working efficiently to prevent the infiltration of illegal weapons and ammunition into Lebanese territory as well as conducting maritime interdiction operations in Lebanese waters, doing surveillance of suspicious ships and aircraft, conducting rescue operations on wrecked ships and providing necessary training to Lebanese naval personnel.