Dhaka, March 19 -- An attack has reportedly occurred at the Jatiya Party's Iftar gathering organised by its Dhaka North unit.

A group of people stormed the event at a restaurant in Kochukhet on Wednesday evening, just before Iftar, the party's Secretary General Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu has alleged.

"We were attacked around 5:15pm during our event. Army personnel arrived shortly after and drove the attackers away. We then proceeded with Iftar," he told bdnews24.com.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader was also present at the event.

Videos shared on Facebook by the party's Joint Secretary General and Chairman's Press Secretary Khandaker Deloar Jalali showed a group of youths attacking people on the road with sticks.

When contacted, Kafrul P...