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Bishwa Ijtema

About 40 to 50 lakh Muslims, including Tablighi Muslim Jamaats from around 150 countries, participated in the world's second largest international Islamic conference or World Ijtema. Muslim devotees try to find any kind of space on their train to return home after three days of prayers.More then people boarded the train risking their lives. Thousands of Muslims gathered for prayers in Tongi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. As part of Ijtema, the three-day event is celebrated as a Tablighi Jamaat around the world.During Ijtema, the government organizes Ijtema Special Trains. Stops most forms of transportation except trains. Due to this, trains are very crowded. At this time,4milions of people can be seen praying for world peace.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Dhaka, Belarus
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Md Bipul