Gazipur Correspondent :
The first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj, ended on Sunday with Akheri Munajat seeking Divine Blessings and mercy of Almighty Allah.
Noted Islamic Scholar Maulana Mohammad Saad from Delhi conducted the Akheri Munajat (final prayers) that began around 11:02am and continued till 11.30am.
Thousands of Muslims from home and abroad gathered at the Bishwa Ijtema grounds on the bank of River Turag in Gazipur’s Tongi to join the Akheri Munajat.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina also took part in the Akheri Munajat from Bangabhaban and Ganabhaban respectively.
Bishwa Ijtema began on Friday morning amid five-tier security arrangements.
Bangladesh Railway operated 19 special trains on different routes so that people can go to the Ijtema venue to take part in the Akheri Munajat.
Thousands of devotees from 17 districts and different countries joined the first phase of the annual event, organised by Tabligh Jamaat. Eight of the participants died during this time.
The three-day congregation began on the bank of the Turag River after Fazr prayers on Friday.
Thousands of devotees, both from home and abroad, have gathered at the venue and took part in the prayers and discussions.
Some 6,887 overseas devotees reached the Ijtema venue from several countries, including India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Egypt, Oman, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iran, Japan, Canada, Cambodia, Mozambique, Russia, the USA, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Kenya and New Zealand.
The District Administration of Gazipur set up around 56 free medical camps in and around the Ijtema venue with beds and first aid and other treatment facilities, while the doctors did their duties round the clock.
The 2nd phase of the Ijtema is scheduled to begin on January 20 at the same venue and will end on January 22 to be attended by devotees from 16 districts.
Tablig Jamaat has been organising the Ijtema at the venue since 1967. But, Ijtema is held in two phases since 2011 to ease the accommodation problem.
Moulana Giasuddin, a senior member of the Ijtema organising committee, said devotees from 32 districts, 16 in each phase, are joining the two phases of Ijtema this year.
Meanwhile, eight devotees died at the Ijtema ground from Thursday to early Sunday due to old-age complications and illness.
The first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj, ended on Sunday with Akheri Munajat seeking Divine Blessings and mercy of Almighty Allah.
Noted Islamic Scholar Maulana Mohammad Saad from Delhi conducted the Akheri Munajat (final prayers) that began around 11:02am and continued till 11.30am.
Thousands of Muslims from home and abroad gathered at the Bishwa Ijtema grounds on the bank of River Turag in Gazipur’s Tongi to join the Akheri Munajat.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina also took part in the Akheri Munajat from Bangabhaban and Ganabhaban respectively.
Bishwa Ijtema began on Friday morning amid five-tier security arrangements.
Bangladesh Railway operated 19 special trains on different routes so that people can go to the Ijtema venue to take part in the Akheri Munajat.
Thousands of devotees from 17 districts and different countries joined the first phase of the annual event, organised by Tabligh Jamaat. Eight of the participants died during this time.
The three-day congregation began on the bank of the Turag River after Fazr prayers on Friday.
Thousands of devotees, both from home and abroad, have gathered at the venue and took part in the prayers and discussions.
Some 6,887 overseas devotees reached the Ijtema venue from several countries, including India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Egypt, Oman, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iran, Japan, Canada, Cambodia, Mozambique, Russia, the USA, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Kenya and New Zealand.
The District Administration of Gazipur set up around 56 free medical camps in and around the Ijtema venue with beds and first aid and other treatment facilities, while the doctors did their duties round the clock.
The 2nd phase of the Ijtema is scheduled to begin on January 20 at the same venue and will end on January 22 to be attended by devotees from 16 districts.
Tablig Jamaat has been organising the Ijtema at the venue since 1967. But, Ijtema is held in two phases since 2011 to ease the accommodation problem.
Moulana Giasuddin, a senior member of the Ijtema organising committee, said devotees from 32 districts, 16 in each phase, are joining the two phases of Ijtema this year.
Meanwhile, eight devotees died at the Ijtema ground from Thursday to early Sunday due to old-age complications and illness.
