Many devotees offering Jum’a prayer at the Baitul Mukarram national mosque on Friday were seen ignoring recommended social distancing rules aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus.

After the coronavirus started taking a severe turn in Bangladesh in late March, the Muslims on Friday offered Jumma prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque as well as others across the country for the first time in over a month.  

At least six people were injured as Muslim devotees clashed over attending Jum’a prayers at Kartikpur Bazar Jame Mosque in Dohar upazila of Dhaka defying government’s instructions.