2 Bangladesh UN peacekeepers die in Mali storm

Two Bangladeshis on UN peacekeeping mission were killed and five injured in a storm in Mali last night.

The deceased are police constables Samidul Islam, 30, of Munsiganj and Motahar Hossain, 28, of Sherpur district, reads a press statement issued by the police headquarters in Dhaka today.

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Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque mourned the deaths of the constables and extended his sympathy to victims family members, the press note adds.

The duo died as a heavy storm prevailed upon the Bangladeshi contingent around 5:30pm local time.