Bangladesh on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on the Bangladeshi peacekeepers who were serving under the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan.

‘Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers have died and eight were injured when a drone attack was carried out on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan,’ said a foreign ministry press release issued in Dhaka.

Bangladesh mourns the death of her valiant sons and expresses deep condolences to the bereaved families, according to the release.

At the same breath, the government and people of Bangladesh send prayers for the healing and early recovery of those wounded.

It said that the government through its Permanent Mission to the UN in New York requested the UN to ensure the best possible treatment for the injured peacekeepers.

Bangladesh Mission in New York is in close touch with the UN and working together to extend all support to the Bangladeshi peacekeeping contingent there, according to the release.