Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday hosted an iftar party for the professionals and eminent personalities of the country.

The programme was held at Bashundhara International Convention Centre in the city.

Before iftar, Khaleda exchanged greetings with the invited guests, including academicians, doctors, engineers, journalists and lawyers.

A munajat was offered seeking continued peace and prosperity of the country and the eternal peace of the departed souls of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and his younger son Arafat Rahman Koko.

Those attended the iftar included Barrister Rafique-ul Haq, former Dhaka University VC Emajuddin Ahmed, former caretaker government adviser MA Majed, former justice Abdur Rauf, businessmen Mahbubur Rahman, Latifur Rahman, Mostafa Golam Kuddus, Abul Kalam, Kazi Moniruzzaman, SM Mannan Kachi and SM Fazlul Haq; educationists Prof Mahbub Ullah, Prof Mustahidur Rahman, Prof AFM Yusuf Haider, Prof Sadrul Amin, Prof Dilara Chowdhury, Prof Shahida Rafique, Prof Sukomal Barua, ex-Naval chief Rear Admiral (retd) Shah Iqbal Mujtaba, ex IGP Azizul Haque, ex-Major Gen Imamuzzaman, senior journalists Sadek Khan, Riazuddin Ahmed, Alamgir Mohiuddin, AAM Bahauddin, Mozammel Hossain, Ruhul Amin Gazi, Shawkat Mahmud, Abdul High Shikder, Jahangir Alam Prodhan, Supreme Court Bar Association President Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, general secretary Mahbub Uddin Khokan, DAB secretary general AZM Zahid Hossain; Engineers Association president ANM Akhter Hossain, poet Mahmud Shafique and lyricist Gazi Mazharul Anwar.

BNP standing committee members Moudud Ahmed, Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman, Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, senior leaders Abdullah Al Noman, Hafizuddin Khan, Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Shahjahan Omar and international affairs secretary Asaduzzaman Ripon were also present.