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First phase of Biswa Ijtema closes with prayers for peace, welfare in Akheri Munajat

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Thousands of people have taken part in the Akheri Munajat or the special prayer to wrap up the first phase of the Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest Muslim gatherings, organised at the ... Read More


Drone crash at Biswa Ijtema sparks stampede, injuring 41 devotees

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Nearly 50 people have been injured in a stampede after a drone plummeted to the ground with a resounding crash during the concluding prayers of Biswa Ijtema. On Sunday morning, at le... Read More


Fifth death reported at Biswa Ijtema in Tongi

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Another attendee of the Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest congregations of Muslim devotees in Gazipur's Tongi, has died, bringing the total number of deaths at the gathering to five. ... Read More


Biswa Ijtema's first phase final prayers to be held by 9:15am

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Akheri Munajat, or final prayers, of the first part of the Biswa Ijtema's first phase will be held on Sunday, Feb 2, between 9am and 9:15am, the Gazipur Metropolitan Police, or GM... Read More


Several hundred thousand expected to attend Ijtema Jummah prayers

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The 58th Bishwa Ijtema gathering has started in Gazipur's Tongi as hundreds of thousands of Muslim devotees crowd the banks of the Turag River. The main activities of the Tablighi J... Read More


Devotees crowd roads, alleys, footpaths for Ijtema Jummah prayers

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- One of the largest Jummah prayer congregations in the country has been held on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi amid the first segment of the first phase of the Biswa ... Read More