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Jamaat invites PM Tarique to iftar
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 26 Feb 2026, 12:00 AM
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar and Assistant Secretary Gen-eral Maulana Abdul Halim hand over an invitation letter to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, inviting him to the party’s upcoming iftar mahfil scheduled on 28 February. The photo was taken on Wednesday. BNP Photo
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend its upcoming iftar gathering.
Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar and Assistant Secretary General Maulana Abdul Halim met the prime minister at his office at the Secretariat on Wednesday and formally extended the invitation for the party’s iftar mahfil scheduled for February 28.
During the meeting, the prime minister also spoke with Jamaat ameer over
the phone and inquired about his health, as he is reportedly unwell. No further details about the meeting were disclosed.
Meanwhile, Jamaat Ameer and opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman has also invited Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to the same iftar event.
Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General Maulana Abdul Halim visited Fakhrul’s residence to hand over the invitation letter on behalf of the party. Fakhrul accepted the invitation and exchanged greetings.