Tag: Biswa Ijtema
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‘We want a World Ijtema from next year’
‘We want a World Ijtema from next year’
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Thousands gather for Akheri Munajat, marking Ijtema closure.
The 57th Vishwa Ijtema, the supreme gathering of the Muslim faithful, is set to conclude its second phase today, Sunday, 11 February 2024, with Akhari Munajaat prayers on the banks of river Turag. Nearly 8,000 foreigners from 62 countries attended this important event, demonstrating a remarkable global unity in faith. According to Mohammed Sayem, media…
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Three more devotees died in Ijtema ground
Three more devotees died at Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi, Ghazipur in the early hours of Saturday. This takes the total number of deaths during the first phase of Ijtema since Friday to seven. The deceased are Nausher Ali, 65, son of late Samsher Ali of Sherpur Sadar; Abdul Kader, 55, son of Belait Hussain…
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The first phase of Biswa conference will start from February 2.
The first phase of the Vishwa Ijtema will begin on February 2 on the banks of the Turag river at Tongi on the outskirts of the city. Confirming the matter to BSS, Chief Ijtema Coordinator Mohammad Mahfoozur Rahman said that followers of Maulana Zubairul Hasan Kandhalvi will participate in the first phase of the World…
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Traffic will remain closed in Abdullahpur, Bhogra, Kamarpara on Sunday morning
As was done during the first phase of Vishwa Ijtema, the Ghazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) has issued some traffic instructions for the convenience of devotees traveling to and from the venue. GMP Commissioner Mullah Nazrul Islam said that vehicular movement from Tongi to Bhogara Bypass on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, Kamarpara Road, Abdullapur to Bypile on Ashulia…
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Biswa Ijtema: The second phase will conclude tomorrow
The second phase of the three-day Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest global congregation of Muslims after the Hajj, is set to conclude on the banks of the Turag river in Tongi on Sunday with Akheri Munajat (last prayer). The second phase of the 56th Biswa Ijtema began on Friday with a general statement after the…
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Ijtema ground is packed with devotees
Ijtema ground is packed with devotees
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Second phase of Vishwa Ijtema begins
The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims, began early today on the banks of Turag river at Tongi on the outskirts of the city, BSS reported. The Ijtema began with ‘Aam Bayan’ (general sermon) by eminent Islamic scholars after Fajr prayer and will end with Akheri Munajat (last prayer) on…
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Second phase of Biswa conference begins
The Ijtema, which was held as a single event in previous years, was divided into two phases after followers of Maulana Kandhalvi and Maulana Mohammad Zubair got embroiled in a brawl. Maulana Kandhalvi has not attended Ijtema in Bangladesh since 2019, but this year his sons Maulana Yusuf bin Saad Kandhalvi, Maulana Saeed bin Saad…
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Roads, trains packed with devotees as soon as the first phase of Ijtema ends
Roads from Dhaka airport to Ghazipur were packed with thousands of pilgrims as they headed back home at the end of the first leg of the Biswa Ijtema, the second-largest gathering of Muslims after Hajj. The pilgrims boarded buses, mini-trucks, push carts and other modes of transport available near the Ijtema Maidan to return home.…
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Four more devotees died in Ijtema
Four more devotees died in Ijtema
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GMP issued traffic instructions to reduce the problems of Ijtema devotees
Disclosing this in a press briefing at the Police Control Room set up at the Ijtema site, GMP Commissioner GMP Mulla Nazrul Islam said that the traffic has been re-arranged as devotees from remote areas of the country attended the Akheri Munajat (last prayer) on Sunday morning. Will be He told that under the planned…
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Crowd of devotees gathered in Ijtema Maidan on the second day
Hundreds of Muslim devotees from across the country and abroad are gathering at the venue and engaging in prayers – chanting the name of Allah and listening to sermons. Maulana Khurshidul Haq of Pakistan delivered a sermon after the Fajr prayer and Maulana Ibrahim Deula of India also delivered a sermon in the morning. Maulana…
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Traffic around Biswa Ijtema Maidan may be diverted to handle the pressure
Alamgir Senior Commissioner Molla Nazrul Islam said special traffic measures have been put in place from Saturday evening till after Akheri Munajat, as the number of attendees is likely to increase significantly during these hours. He said that the Ghazipur traffic department has divided the entire area into several parts for traffic management. “Abdullapur to…
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The first phase of Biswa Ijtema begins on Friday
According to the UNB report, the first phase of the three-day ‘Biswa Ijtema’, billed as the second largest gathering of Muslims after Haj, is set to begin on Friday morning on the banks of Turag river at Tongi in the district. Necessary preparations have been completed by the concerned authorities for the smooth conduct of…