Special food for fasting Hasina, Khaleda
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Special foods or Iftar items have been arranged for former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia now detained in the special jails housed in the Sangsad Bhaban complex, reports bdnews24.com.
The menu for their Iftar include gram, piaju, beguni, aloo chop, kopi chop, puffed rice, date, ripe papaya, apple, naspati, grapes, jilapi, juice and desserts (payesh firni).
"Both former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia are fasting. They had sahri at night," deputy inspector general of prisons Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told the news agency Friday.
"As they are VIP detainees special iftar items have been arranged for them."
Siddiqui said the two former prime ministers offered tarawbi prayers after the Esha prayers Thursday night.
Hasina was arrested from her home Sudha Sadan in Dhanmondi on July 16 and Khaleda Zia and her younger son Arafat Rahman Coco from their Shahid Mainul Road home in Dhaka Cantonment on Sept 3.
Hasina and Khaleda were sent to special jails following court orders.
The menu for their Iftar include gram, piaju, beguni, aloo chop, kopi chop, puffed rice, date, ripe papaya, apple, naspati, grapes, jilapi, juice and desserts (payesh firni).
"Both former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia are fasting. They had sahri at night," deputy inspector general of prisons Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told the news agency Friday.
"As they are VIP detainees special iftar items have been arranged for them."
Siddiqui said the two former prime ministers offered tarawbi prayers after the Esha prayers Thursday night.
Hasina was arrested from her home Sudha Sadan in Dhanmondi on July 16 and Khaleda Zia and her younger son Arafat Rahman Coco from their Shahid Mainul Road home in Dhaka Cantonment on Sept 3.
Hasina and Khaleda were sent to special jails following court orders.