Six devotees die at Biswa Ijtema

 A total of six participants, mostly elderly, died on the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, from Wednesday till Friday morning.

Among them, three participants died on Friday morning. They were Md Matiur Rahman (55), Md Ekhlas Mia (70), Md Sahalam (60).

Matiur Rahman was from Jamalpur Sadar thana, Md Ekhlas Mia was from Netrokona district. Md Sahalam was from Bhola.

The three died due to old age-related complications, cardiac arrest, and breathing problems.

Earlier, three participants died on Thursday and Wednesday. They were Yunus Mia (60), Jaman (40), and Abdus Sattar (70).

Among them, Yunus Mia was from Brahmanbaria district‍‍`s Sarail Thana, Jaman was from Chapainawabganj district, and Abdus Sattar was from Netrokona district.

All three died due to old age-related causes and cardiac arrest. Abdus Sattar passed away on Thursday, and the other two died on Wednesday.

The first phase of three-day ‍‍ "Biswa Ijtema‍‍", the second-largest congregation of Muslims in the world, began on Friday morning after the Fazr prayer on the bank of the Turag River.

Maulana Ahmad Buttullah of Pakistan gave the opening sermon (Ambayan) at the congregation.