CYPRUS PROBLEM Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam brings over 30 years of military leadership experience to UNFICYP. Photo credit: @UNFICYP Facebook UN appoints Bangladeshi general as new peacekeeping force commander in Cyprus Newsroom António Guterres has selected Major General Mohammad Asadullah Minhazul Alam of Bangladesh to take on the role of Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). READ MORE
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