The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj, has ended with Akheri Munajat Sunday morning.
Noted Islamic scholar Maulana Md Saad from Delhi conducted the prayers which began around 11am on the bank of Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur.
Devotees from 16 districts joined the second phase while organisers estimate that some 2-2.5 million people from home and abroad were present in the Akheri Munajat.
Traffic movement has been prohibited in and around Ijtema venue for the Akheri Munajat since early Sunday. The restriction will be in force till evening.
The third day's programme started with the delivery of sermons, prayer for exaltation and welfare of the Muslim Ummah, and recitation from the holy Quran and Hadith.
Devotees braving the cold wave, traffic congestion, shortage of accommodation and mismanagements at the venue gathered at the Ijtema ground to attend the prayer, the biggest attraction of the congregation.
Tabligh Jamaat has been organising the annual congregation. The Ijtema features delivery of sermons on fundamental matters of Tabligh, prayers for spiritual adulation, exaltation and welfare of the Muslim Ummah, and recitation from the holy Quran and Hadith.