The five-day-long Jor Ijtema organized by the Shura-e-Nezam of Tabligh Jamaat Bangladesh began on Friday at the Bishwa Ijtema ground on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur, with an Aam Bayan delivered by Maulana Omar Faruk.
The congregation commenced after the Fajr prayer on November 28 and will run through December 2, concluding with a special prayer (Munajat).
Meanwhile, an 80-year-old participant, Nur Alam, passed away early Friday at the Ijtema venue. His death occurred at around 4:30am, confirmed Habibullah Raihan, media coordinator of the Shura-e-Nezam.
According to reports, Nur Alam was the son of Sultan Ahmad from Underchar (Kazi Taluk) village in Noakhali Sadar Upazila. He had been staying in the Noakhali section during the preparatory Jor Ijtema.
He died in his sleep during the night. Fellow participants later took him to the medical center at the venue, where the attending physician pronounced him dead. His namaz-e-janaza was held at the Ijtema ground after the Friday Jummah prayer.