The members of the team called "Formed Police Unit" were given directives yesterday at a meeting at the Rajarbagh Police Telecom auditorium.

State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar attended the function as chief guest. Additional Inspector General of Police Mohammad Shahidullah Khan, NDC, PPM, DMP Police Commissioner SM Mizanur Rahman, and senior police officers were also present.

Speaking on the occasion, Babar said members of the Bangladesh squad would work as the country's ambassador and try to enhance prestige of the nation.

Babar said for the first time 24 women police are also going to the peacekeeping mission as members of the Formed Police Unit. He said arrangement would be made so that more women police personnel could go to UN mission in future.

He further said that so far three Formed Police Units from Bangladesh were sent to UN peacekeeping missions. "More proposals are coming from the UN headquarters in this regard," he said.

Babar said the role of the Bangladesh police has been highly appreciated in the UN peacekeeping missions and, as a result, more proposals are coming from the UN to send Bangladesh police to the UN missions.