Biswa Ijtema ends with Akheri Munajat

Lakhs of devotees of 16 districts seeking divine blessings for the peace of the Muslim Ummah at the second phase of Bishwa Ijtema ended on Sunday with the offering of Akheri Munajat on the bank of Turag River.
Lakhs of devotees of 16 districts seeking divine blessings for the peace of the Muslim Ummah at the second phase of Bishwa Ijtema ended on Sunday with the offering of Akheri Munajat on the bank of Turag River.
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Gazipur Correspondent :
The second phase of the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregations after Hajj, ended on Sunday with the offering of Akheri Munajat.
Maulana Muhammad Saad from Delhi conducted the Akheri Munajat that started around 11.11am and ended at 11:47am.
The second phase of the three-day congregation began on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi in Gazipur after Fazr prayers on Friday. The devotees from 16 districts took part in the Ijtema.
Some 6,000 law enforcers were deployed to avert any untoward incident at the Ijtema ground.
Besides, movement of vehicles, except ambulances and police vans, from Joydebpur intersection of Gazipur on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway to Airport, from
Mirerbazar of Gazipur Sadar on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway to Tongi, and from Abdullahpur of the Abdullahpur-Ashulia Road to bypass road remained restricted on Sunday.
The first phase of Biswa Ijtema was held at the same venue on January 13-15. Devotees from 16 districts attended the 1st phase of Ijtema.
Thousands of Muslim devotees, both from home and abroad, gathered at the congregation venue and took part in prayers and discussions.
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