Bangladesh Armed Forces jointly hosted an iftar party in honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Senamalancha of Dhaka Cantonment on Monday.
Before the iftar, the Prime Minister exchanged pleasantries with the members of the armed forces and other dignitaries, and enquired about their wellbeing.
A 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.
Prayers were also offered seeking 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 Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, LGRD Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque.
Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu, PM’s Security Adviser Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haque, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division Lt Gen Md Mahfuzur Rahman and the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps were present on the dais along with the Prime Minister.
Besides, Deputy Speaker Fazley Rabbi Miah and other ministers, PM’s advisers, MPs, politicians, ex-chiefs of the three services, diplomats and high civil and military officials were present.
Earlier on her arrival at Sena Malancha, the Prime Minister was received by PM’s Security Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, the chiefs of the three services and the PSO of the Armed Forces Division.
