Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hosted an iftar for the leaders of different political parties at her official Ganobhaban residence.
The PM went round different tables set for the guests, exchanged pleasantries with them and enquired about their well- being.
Before the iftar, a special munajat was offered seeking continued peace, progress and prosperity of the nation.
Prayers were also offered seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and other victims of August 15 massacre, martyrs of War of Liberation and heroes of the democratic movements.
Khatib of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque Maulana M Salauddin Ahmed conducted the munajat.
Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Advocate Fazley Rabbi Mian, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Awami League Advisory Council Members Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed and Suranjit Sengupta, Presidium Members Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, Satish Chandra Roy, Advocate Sahara Khatun and Mohammad Nasim, General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mujahidul Islam Selim, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haque Inu, Samyabadi Dal President Dilip Barua, Senior Presidium Member of NAP Amina Ahmed, MP, Islami Oikya Jote Chairman Alhaj Misbahur Rahman Chowdhury, PM's Advisers HT Imam and Dr Moshiur Rahman and Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad ASM Feroze attended the iftar.
Besides, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Railway Minister Mujibul Haque, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Health Zahid Malek, AL Advisory Council Member Professor Sultana Shafi and Muhammad Zamir, PM's Principal Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikdar and Press Secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury, AL Joint Secretaries Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Jatiya Party leaders GM Quader, Ruhul Amin Hawlader and Moshiur Rahman Ranga, JSD leaders Shirin Akhtar and Nazmul Haque Prodhan, AL leaders Ahmed Hossain, BM Mozammel Haque, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Advocate Afzal Husain and Habibur Rahman Siraj and CPB leader Manjurul Ahsan Khan joined the iftar, among others.
Parliament members, leaders of AL's associate bodies including Jubo League, Jubo Mohila League, Chhatra League, Krishak League, Mohila Awami League, Sechhasebak League, Jatiya Sramik League, Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad also attended the iftar.