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Dhaka agrees to send more troops to S Sudan

Diplomatic Correspondent
Responding to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s call, Dhaka has agreed to send one battalion of additional troops for peacekeeping in the UN Mission in South Sudan, which is rife with bloody ethnic strife.
"We have already taken an initiative to send a battalion of infantry of the Bangladesh Army, and hopefully we will be able to send the peacekeepers in the next eight to 10 weeks at the maximum," said Dr AK Abdul Momen, ambassador and permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York.
Talking to The Daily Star yesterday by phone, he said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave the commitment to the UN chief when he (Ban) called her on Tuesday.
The number of personnel varies in battalions, but usually one infantry battalion comprises 750 plus troops, according to Bangladesh Army sources.
This fresh one battalion is in addition to 1,450 troops, which are being sent to Mali forthe UN peacekeeping, he added.
"We are considering an inter-mission transfer.. .as there is urgency and thus we can immediately transfer some equipment and Bangladeshi troops from the Congo mission,"
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Momen said. "Dhaka has already a reserve force of 300 trained peacekeepers."
Ask about the requirements of equipment, the permanent representative said the major requirements were three helicopters, one C-130 aircraft, military convoys and arms and ammunitions in South Sudan for the Bangladeshi troops.
The UN will later pay the entire cost of the equipment, Momen said, adding that he had received a cheque for $38.89 million from the UN on Monday as the bill of previous purchase of military equipment.
Momen said the
Bangladesh mission had a meeting with UN Under Secretary General for Field Support Ameerah Haq yesterday at the UN Headquarters when the entire issues of sending troops, equipments and other necessary matters were discussed.
According to the UN, the secretary general has talked to world leaders including those of Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal requesting them to send troops for South Sudan.
The UN requires 5,500 more troops and 440 more police to boost security and reinforce the peacekeeping force in South Sudan to stave off civil war.