Bangladesh Armed Forces jointly hosted an iftar mahfil in honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Sena Malancha of Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister went round different tables set for the members of the Armed Forces and other dignitaries, exchanged greetings with them and enquired about their wellbeing, reports UNB.
Before the iftar, a munajat was offered 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 Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other victims of theAugust 15 massacre, martyrs of the War of Liberation and martyred armed forces members.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Raushan Ershad and PM's Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad were present at the programme.
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim, Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon and Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu took part at the mahfil.
Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar, Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division Lieutenant General Md Mahfuzur Rahman and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps George Kocherry were present on the dais along with the Prime Minister.
Other ministers, PM's advisers, parliament members, politicians, ex-chiefs of the three services, diplomats and high civil and military officials were also present.