PM joins iftar at Senakunja
UNB
Armed Forces yesterday jointly hosted an iftar party in honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Senakunja of Dhaka Cantonment, reports UNB.
Before the iftar, the Prime Minister went round different tables set for the members of the armed forces and other dignitaries, exchanged pleasantries with them and enquired about their wellbeing.
A special munajat was also offered before the Iftar seeking divine blessings for continued peace, progress and prosperity of the nation as well as the development and advancement of the armed forces. Imam of Army Central Mosque Mohammad Mahmudul Haque conducted the munajat.
Prayers were also offered seeking the eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other victims of the August 15 massacre, martyrs of the War of Liberation and martyred armed forces members.
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Leader of the Opposition Begum Raushon Ershad, PMs Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Agriculture Minister
Begum Matia Chowdhury, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon, Expatriates Welfare Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, PMs Security Adviser Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral M Farid Habib, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Abu Esrar, Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haque and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Sayer Mohammad were present at the dais.
