The Shia community people have brought out their traditional Taziah procession from the capital's Husaini Dalan with due religious fervour despite a bomb attacks on a gathering that killed one person.
Nearly 60 others injured in the series of homemade bomb attacks on a Shia gathering in Husaini Dalan.
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The first explosion occurred around 1:30am Saturday while the Shia community people were preparing for their traditional religious procession Taziah, a local television channel reported from the scene.
Later, two more bombs went off consecutively after five minutes.
Head of Dhaka Tribune Photography Department Syed Zakir Hossain reported from the spot: “The Taziah procession was brought out around 11am from the same venue, where three homemade bombs went off around 1:30am Saturday. But this time it began amid tight security and vigilance by law enforcement agencies.
“The explosions occurred on the walkway outside the main entrance of Husaini Dalan. The organisers cleaned the blood stains and let new devotees entering inside the main premises around 10am.”
Apart from the main procession from the ImamBara, the Shias brought out several numbers of Taziahs from different part of the capital, marking the holy Ashura.
They are seen carrying duldul, banners and flags in remembrance the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), along with his family members and 72 followers.
On this day in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam embraced martyrdom in the hands of soldiers of Yazid at Karbala desert for the supremacy of justice and righteousness.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the occasions paying deep respects to Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA) and other martyrs of Karbala.
Different religious organisations have chalked out various programmes to observe the day in a befitting manner.
The day is a public holiday.
