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 ...

Two more devotees have died from respiratory complications during the second phase of the Biswa Ijtema on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi. They fell ill on Friday night and later ...

The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema began on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi early yesterday. The Ijtema commenced with Aam Bayan (general sermons) after Fazr prayers and will conclude with ...

Muslim devotees prepare food in large quantities to serve fellow participants during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag ...