Three worshippers have died during the first phase of the Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi, on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Amirul Islam, 40, Abdul Kuddus Gazi, 60, and Sabed Ali, 70. Abdul Kuddus Gazi passed away at the Ijtema grounds,

Tens of thousands of people gathered on a riverbank near Bangladesh's capital on Friday to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema, or global congregation of Muslim devotees.

On the banks of the Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur, millions of people gathered at the Bishwa Ijtema ground to perform Jummah prayers together but during the event, one participant, Abdul Quddus Gazi,

Muslim devotees gather during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh,

A 60-year-old devotee passed away at the Ijtema venue in Tongi of Gazipur on Friday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Kuddus Gazi, a resident of Dumuria upazila of Khulna. Habibullah Raihan, coordinator of the Biswa Ijtema media cell, said that Kuddus Gazi fell ill while in bed around 10:45am on Friday and died on the spot.

The 58th version of the Biswa Ijtema on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur’s Tongi has begun with participation of tens of thousands of devotees from home and abroad.

According to a press release issued on Thursday, a total of 374 personnel have been assigned to oversee fire safety across the Ijtema grounds. In each designated area, two firefighters equipped with fire extinguishers, fire hooks, and fire beaters will remain on constant duty, ready to respond to any emergency.

A 60-year-old devotee passed away at the Ijtema venue in Gazipur's Tongi today (31 January). The deceased has been identified as Abdul Kuddus Gazi, a resident of Dumuria upazila of Khulna. Habibullah Raihan, coordinator of the Biswa Ijtema media cell, said Kuddus Gazi fell ill while in bed around 10:45am and died on the spot.

GAZIPUR, Jan 31, 2025 (BSS) - Country’s biggest Jumma Jamaat held at Ijtema ground today as thousands of Muslim devotees including foreigners attended the Friday's Jummah prayers on the first day of the 58th Biswa Ijtema.

The agency has already sent notices to eight encroachers, including the controversial Dhaka Boat Club, giving them one week to vacate the land along the riverbanks

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam today assured that the 58th Biswa Ijtema will proceed peacefully.

A bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed set the date following a prayer moved by defence lawyer Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal