Army chief Aziz to return home Friday 

General Aziz held a meeting with UN Under-Secretary General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Tuesday, a day after he met the Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare in New York.

The UN senior officials thanked the Bangladesh government for the country’s meaningful contribution to the UN missions, according to the press release.

During the meetings, they discussed various issues related to peacekeeping operations. At the meeting, UN Under-Secretary-General Lacroix appreciated the professionalism, discipline, dedication and bravery of the Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in different UN peacekeeping missions, according to the release.

In his meeting with Atul Khare, the army chief thanked him for enlisting Bangladesh Biman as a carrier of UN peacekeepers.

USG Atul Khare appreciated prime minister Sheikh Hasina for her leadership role in issues of climate change, women empowerment and human rights, said the ISPR release.

Dhaka, 11 February (campuslive24.com)//bcs