JaPa leaders along with Ershad had plates full of delicious Iftar items, but the poor children were deprived of the menu
Jatiya Party President HM Ershad yesterday had his first Iftar with the orphans in the holy month of Ramadan, but these children failed to overcome discrimination at the programme.
Unlike every year when Ershad observed his first Iftar with poor people, this year he held his first Iftar party with the orphans from Nurul Quran Madrassa at a city hotel in the capita’s Mohakhali.
Witnesses said JaPa leaders along with Ershad had plates full of delicious Iftar items, but the poor children were deprived of the menu, rather they were restricted to relishing the opportunity to do Iftar with ordinary food.
In addition, the orphans had to share their Iftar items in a plate with three to four children in a group, they said.
However, the oblivious orphans seemed happy to just think about their celebration of Iftar with Ershad.
Addressing the Iftar party, Ershad said Islam is a religion of peace.
The whole world was trying to brand Islam with the criminal lifestyle, which was not at all true, he said.
“We have to deliver the true thought of Islam to ordinary people,” he added.
Asked about the apparent discrimination, a JaPa leader who was present at the Iftar party said the sight of such thing was very common.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
