ZahanAra Dolon: On 3 April, two years after the outbreak, the Jalalabad Association of Sylhet hosted an Iftar party. The Iftar celebration was held on the second day of the month of Ramadan at Gulshan Terrace in Woodside, NY. According to the organisation’s members, everyone was spontaneously involved in the Iftar party of the Jalalabad Association.
The whole auditorium was filled to the brim. Many people from neighboring states, including New York, joined the Iftar party. Concerned people said that this was one of the most successful Iftar gatherings in the history of the Jalalabad Association. Moinul Haque Chowdhury Helal, General Secretary Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Shefaz, Iftar convener Moinul Islam, and Member Secretary Rokon Hakim kept a close eye on every detail. In particular, the Jainamaz given by the organizer, Moinul Islam, touched the hearts of all.
At the Iftar party, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bangladesh Society M. Aziz, acting President of Bangladesh Society Abdur Rahim Hawlader, Advocate Nasir Uddin, MM Shaheen, Mojibur Rahman, Rana Ferdous Chowdhury, Member of the Board of Trustees of Jalalabad Association Azimur Rahman Borhan, and General Editor Fahad Solaiman were the guests. Mohammad Alam Nami, Badrul Hossain Khan, Syed Shawkat Ali, Abdul Basit, Badrun Nahan Khan Mita, Prominent Industrialist Zahirul Islam, Jalalabad Association Chief Election Commissioner Ataur Rahman Selim, Golden Age Home Care President Shah Newaz, Misbah Majid, Prabin Member Nur, Rumana Ahmed Jui, daughter of the President of Bangladesh Society Kamal Ahmed, were present on the occasion.
On the same day, the Election Commission of the Jalalabad Association sold 33 nominations. Of those, 22 nominations were taken for the Badrul-Moinul panel.
Among others were present Syed Nazrul Haque, Election Commissioner of Jalalabad Association Minhaj Ahmed Sammu, Sabbir Hossain, Moulvibazar Association President Fazlu Mia, Former President Syed Jubayer Ali, Treasurer of Bangladesh Society Mohammad Ali, Education Secretary Ahsan Habib, Jamaica Bangladesh Friends Society President Fakhrul Islam Delwar, Former President Bilal Chowdhury, Badrul Haque, Nazrul Islam, Fazlur Rahman, Mizanur Rahman Mizan, Emdad Tarafdar, Abul Fazal Didarul Islam, former president of Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association, Jabed Ahmed, Mohammad Imran Hossain, Dewan Shahed Chowdhury, Fazal Khan, Modabbir Hossain, Moinuzzaman Chowdhury, AF Misbauzzaman, J. Mollah Sunny, President of Showtime Music Alamgir Khan Alam, Ruman Rezaul, Fakku Mia, Babrul Islam, Beanibazar Samiti President Abdul Mannan, General Secretary Mahbub, Asif Chowdhury, Darud Mia Ronel, Saifur Khan Harun, Abu Saeed Ahmed, M Batin, Atiqul Haque Ahad, Misbah Ahmed, Misbah Uddin, Kinu Chowdhury, Bashir Uddin, Abdus Salam, Syed Enam, Ajnu Mia Talukder, Dewan Mostaq Monju, Abu Saeed Kuti, Faisal Ahmed, Alamgir Mia, Zakir Hossain Asim, Atiqul Haque Zakir, Mizan Chowdhury, Ifzal Chowdhury, Abdur Rahman, Anwar Hossain, Member of Election Commission of Bangladesh Society, United National Party Convener Abdur Noor Barabhuiyan, Golam Ji Khan, Akbar Hossain Swapan, Zahid Khan, Saju Mia, Atiqur Rahman, Shah Mizan, Shah Sadeq Mia, Jamal Hossain, Imran Ali Tipu, Rahman Malek, Mohammad I Sultan, Moniruzzaman Monir, Makhan Mia, Bashir Uddin, Abdus Salam, Kazi Qayyum, Mamunur Rashid Shipu, Abdul Musabbir, Mohammad Abdul Malek Khan Layek, Lokman Hossain Laku, Apu, Riju Mohammad, Anik Raj, Ifzal Ahmed, Tolan, Businessmen Nurul Azim, Abdus Shahid, Tareq Ambia Tipu, Shafiuddin Talukder, Borhan Uddin, Shaheen Kamali, Sutipa Chowdhury, Helim Uddin, Manna Muntasir, Mizanur Rahman Mizan, Humayun Chowdhury, Nazmul Islam Chowdhury, Al Amin, Delwar Hossain Manik, Tajul Islam, Noor Alam Ziko, Borhan Uddin, Saikul Islam, Rabiul Hasan, Shafiqul Islam Laku, Fazlur Rahman Chowdhury, Dinar Chowdhury, Leon, Abul Fazal Liton, MA Quader Jilani, Shah Kabir Ahmed, Majeda Uddin, Rimi Bhuiyan, Rano Newaz, Shaheen Ajmal, Abdul Quddus Joy, Afzal Chowdhury, Salma Chowdhury, Jerin Khan, Hafsa Rahman, Ruhin Mia Saju, Quader Khan, Ripon Mia, Wahid Parvez and others.
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