Four more devotees died at the Ijtema venue on Saturday (February 03, 2024) night, taking the death toll to 14.
The deceased were identified as Md Sanowar, of Gaibandha’s Pangsha upazila, Md Alam, son of Abdul Jalil of Chattogram’s Anowara upazila, Md Shahnewaz Bhuiyah, son of Nurul Huq of Narsingdi and Al Mahmud, son of late Osman Goni of Sirajganj.
With the four, a total of 14 people including a policeman died till Sunday morning during the first phase of Ijtema.
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Earlier, 10 people died on the Ijtema ground. Of them, three died on the way to the Ijtema venue.
Habibullah Raihan, coordinator of Biswa Ijtema media cell and Dr Jahangir Alam, supervisor of Tongi Shaheed Ahsanullah Master General Hospital confirmed the deaths.
The first phase of 57th Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest global Muslim gathering, is ending today with continued spiritual activities, including the recitation of Allah’s divine names and sermons.
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