The second phase of the 53rd Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, begins on the bank of the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur after Fajr prayers.

Elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) takes three-dimensional measures for ensuring foolproof security in the two phases of the 53rd Biswa Ijtema, to be held from January 12-14 and January 19-21, on the bank of River Turag at Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka.