UNB, Gazipur :
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema ends on Sunday with the Akheri Munajat on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi.
The Akheri Munajat is scheduled to be held at 11am, said the Ijtema organisers.
The second phase of the three-day Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after the hajj, began after Fajr prayers earlier on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mohor Ali, 60, a devotee hailing from Jamalpur, and Shahidullah, 65, hailing
from Keraniganj, died at the Ijtema ground early in the morning.
With this, a total of six devotees died in the two phases of Ijtema.
Thousands of devotees, both from home and abroad, gathered at the congregation venue, and are taking part in prayers and discussions.
Police super of Gazipur Mohammad Harun ur Rashid in a press briefing this morning disclosed a special roadmap to follow ahead of the Akheri Munajat on Sunday.
He said the transportation from Chandona intersection to Tongi of Dhaka-Mymensing Highway and Majukhan Bridge to Station Road footbridge of Kaliganj-Tongi Highway and the road from Kamarpara Bridge to Munno Textile Mills Gate will be restricted for Akheri Munajat.
Eleven shuttle buses will be operating from Bhora Bypass intersection to Tongi Ijtema spot, along with 19 other special intercity trains. All the intercity trains will stop at Tongi station for two minutes, he said.
The restriction will come into effect from 12 am on Sunday.
The vehicles will be free to run through Bhogra Bypass to Konabari to Chandra as alternative route.
Some 3,917 foreign devotees from 78 countries joined the second phase of Ijtema. Tabligh Jamaat has been organising the Ijtema at the venue since 1967. But, the Ijtema is being held in two phases since 2011 due to accommodation and transportation problem.
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema ends on Sunday with the Akheri Munajat on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi.
The Akheri Munajat is scheduled to be held at 11am, said the Ijtema organisers.
The second phase of the three-day Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after the hajj, began after Fajr prayers earlier on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mohor Ali, 60, a devotee hailing from Jamalpur, and Shahidullah, 65, hailing
from Keraniganj, died at the Ijtema ground early in the morning.
With this, a total of six devotees died in the two phases of Ijtema.
Thousands of devotees, both from home and abroad, gathered at the congregation venue, and are taking part in prayers and discussions.
Police super of Gazipur Mohammad Harun ur Rashid in a press briefing this morning disclosed a special roadmap to follow ahead of the Akheri Munajat on Sunday.
He said the transportation from Chandona intersection to Tongi of Dhaka-Mymensing Highway and Majukhan Bridge to Station Road footbridge of Kaliganj-Tongi Highway and the road from Kamarpara Bridge to Munno Textile Mills Gate will be restricted for Akheri Munajat.
Eleven shuttle buses will be operating from Bhora Bypass intersection to Tongi Ijtema spot, along with 19 other special intercity trains. All the intercity trains will stop at Tongi station for two minutes, he said.
The restriction will come into effect from 12 am on Sunday.
The vehicles will be free to run through Bhogra Bypass to Konabari to Chandra as alternative route.
Some 3,917 foreign devotees from 78 countries joined the second phase of Ijtema. Tabligh Jamaat has been organising the Ijtema at the venue since 1967. But, the Ijtema is being held in two phases since 2011 due to accommodation and transportation problem.
