বিশেষ সংবাদ

বিশেষ সংবাদ

National

Five devotees die at Ijtema

Sun News Desk: Five more devotees have died on the bank of Turag River at Bishwa Ijtema ground during the 2nd phase.

Read more: 2nd phase of Ijtema begins

So far, With the death of four more from Friday evening to night, the total number of death reached five.

The four devotees were identified as Abdul Hannan, 45, of Dhaka's Kodomtoli; Md Borhan, 48, of Dhaka; Hamid Mandal, 55, of Gabandha; and Mofizul Islam, 54, of Savar. Another devotee died early hours on Friday.

Read more: 2 students killed in road crash

Indian Islamic scholar Maulana Yeakub Ali conducted sermon after Fajr prayers On Saturday.

Earlier, thousands of devotees from home and abroad attended Jumma prayers, led by Maulana Saad's son Yusuf bin Saad Kandhalvi, at the Ijtema ground on Friday.

Read more: 8 cases recorded in 24 hrs

However, Maulana Saad is not attending this year's Ijtema. The sermons were delivered by Pakistani Islamic scholar Maulana Mohammad Osman which were translated into Bangla by Maulana Zia bin Qasim.

Noted that the first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema ended on January 15 with Akheri Munajat.

Read more: Six killed in California shooting

Tabligh Jamaat has been organising the congregation in Tongi since 1967. In 2011, it divided Ijtema into two phases to accommodate a large number of attendees.

Sun News/MR

Copyright © Sunnews24x7
Most
Readed
Recent

Japan's Prime Minister is not resigning despite a major election setback

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the upper house of parl...

Japan's Prime Minister is not resigning despite a major election setback

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority in the upper house of parl...

The number of voters in the 13th election is about 12 crore 75 lakh

The number of voters in the 13th parliamentary election is go...

second round of reform talks resumes

The 13th day of the second round of reform talks between the National Consens...

Nasir and Tamima claim innocence and demand justice in court

Cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi have pleaded not gu...

Clay pots are almost gone on the Sundarbans coast.

Due to the low pressure created in the deep Bay of Bengal, the world heritage...

sunnews27x7 advertisement
Lifestyle
Entertainment
sunnews24x7 advertisement
Sports