Dhaka, July 6 -- The Shia Muslim community in Bangladesh is observing Ashura with customary reverence and solemnity, commemorating the 7th-century martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein.

At 10am on Sunday, devotees marked the occasion by participating in a procession, which involves carrying a Tazia, or a replica of the mausoleum of Imam Hussein.

Barefoot and beating their chests in grief, mourners led the procession out of Old Dhaka's Hussaini Dalan Imambara as cries of "Hai Hussein, Hai Hussein" echoed through the air, reports bdnews24.com.

In remembrance of Karbala, symbolic coffins of Imam Hussein are carried in the procession. Leading the way are two symbolic horses representing those belonging to Imam Hasan and his...