Second largest Muslim religious meet underway in Bangladesh

Anisur Rahman
Dhaka, Jan 22 (PTI) Over two million devotees from home
and abroad on Friday thronged the Bishwa Ijtema, the second
largest congregation of Muslims after the Hajj in Saudi Arabia
got underway near the capital.

The congregation is being held amidst a tight security
cordon with more than 18,000 policemen and elite anti-crime
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) deployed on the banks of Turag at
suburban Tongi.
Organisers said so far around 10,000 devotees from
different countries arrived while many are on their way to
join the three-day congregation while they expect the highest
number of participation on the concluding day on Sunday when
the meet would end with "akheri munajat" or concluding
prayers.
Immigration officials said some 4,000 devotees from
different countries entered Bangladesh alone through
Benapoleland landport with India in the past seven days to
join the Ijtema.
Bangladesh has been hosting the congregation organised by
New Delhi-based Tablig Jamaat since early 1960s while
organisers said they expected this year more than two million
Muslims from across the country and world to join the meet at
the Ijtema ground, a five-square kilometre area on the Turag.
President Zilur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
issued statements wishing success of the congregation while
different government agencies including the army and the
railway and health department extended their hands to
facilitate the event. PTI AR
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