In pictures: Thousands join Tazia procession in Dhaka

As part of the Ashura celebrations, thousands of people from the Shia community of Bangladesh participated in Tazia processions.

Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), is being observed in the country with due religious fervour and solemnity on Saturday.

On this day in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), along with his family members and 72 followers embraced the martyrdom in the hands of Yazid's soldiers at the desert of Karbala to uphold the teachings of the Prophet (SM). 

The pictures are taken by Dhaka Tribune’s photographer Mahmud Hossain Opu.