TONGI, Bangladesh (AP) — 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 ...

The second session of the first phase of Biswa Ijtema concluded yesterday through "Akheri Munajat" seeking blessings for peace and prosperity of the Muslim Ummah. The final prayer was conducted by ...

Muslim devotees perform ablutions before prayers 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 ...