Three more devotees died at the Bishwa Ijtema venue in Tongi, Gazipur on Friday night, taking the death toll to 10.
The matter was confirmed by Bishwa Ijtema Media Affairs Coordinator Habibullah Raihan on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Nousher Ali, 65, son of Shamser Ali of Sherpur district, Abdul Kader, 55, son of Belayet Hossain of Bhola district and Swadhin, 45, son of Hossain Ahmed of Netrakona district.
So far, 10 people including a policeman died till Saturday morning during the first phase of Ijtema.
The first phase of the 57th Bishwa Ijtema, one of the largest global Muslim gatherings, entered its second day on Saturday with continued spiritual activities, including the recitation of Allah’s divine names and sermons.
One of the attractions of Bishwa Ijtema this year is dowry-free marriage sermons. After Asr prayers, the dowry-free marriage sermons will be held beside the Ijtema stage.
Earlier, seven people died on the Ijtema ground. Of them, three died on the way to the Ijtema venue.
The deceased were identified as Abdus Sattar, 70, son of Abul Hossain, Ekhlas Mia, 68, son of Abdus Sobhan of Netrakona, Shah Alam, 60, son of Najir Ahmed of Bhola district, Matiur Rahman, 60 of Jamalpur district, Yunus Mia, 60 of Brahmanbaria district, Zaman Mia, 40 of Chapainawabganj and Hasanuzzaman, 30, sub-inspector.
