UNB, Dhaka :
An iftar party, where BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was invited as the chief guest, at city’s Sonargaon Hotel on
Sunday was cancelled following a court injunction. A fraction of National People’s Party (NPP), a component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, was scheduled to arrange the iftar party.
Contacted, NPP chairman Fariduzzaman Farhad said the hotel authorities cancelled the booking for the iftar party at its ballroom, forcing them to call the programme off.
He said, the hotel authorities revoked the booking at the dictate of Ramna Police Station.
Ramna Police Station Sub-Inspector Ali Hossain, however, said they only executed a lower court injunction in this regard. He said, NPP is registered with the Election Commission in the name of Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu.
As its rival group led by Farhad booked the hotel recently for the programme under the banner of NPP, the Nilu-led fraction moved a Dhaka court which issued the injunction on the programme.
Earlier, on July 21, 2014, the Farahd-led group expelled its chairman Nilu for attending an iftar party hosted by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Farhad, who was NPP secretary general, declared himself as its new chairman.
However, Nilu claimed that he earlier expelled Farhad from the party. Later, the Nilu-led fraction quit the 20-party alliance.
An iftar party, where BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was invited as the chief guest, at city’s Sonargaon Hotel on
Sunday was cancelled following a court injunction. A fraction of National People’s Party (NPP), a component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, was scheduled to arrange the iftar party.
Contacted, NPP chairman Fariduzzaman Farhad said the hotel authorities cancelled the booking for the iftar party at its ballroom, forcing them to call the programme off.
He said, the hotel authorities revoked the booking at the dictate of Ramna Police Station.
Ramna Police Station Sub-Inspector Ali Hossain, however, said they only executed a lower court injunction in this regard. He said, NPP is registered with the Election Commission in the name of Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu.
As its rival group led by Farhad booked the hotel recently for the programme under the banner of NPP, the Nilu-led fraction moved a Dhaka court which issued the injunction on the programme.
Earlier, on July 21, 2014, the Farahd-led group expelled its chairman Nilu for attending an iftar party hosted by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Farhad, who was NPP secretary general, declared himself as its new chairman.
However, Nilu claimed that he earlier expelled Farhad from the party. Later, the Nilu-led fraction quit the 20-party alliance.
