Tens of thousands of Muslims raise their hands seeking blessings for mankind as the second phase of Biswa Ijtema concluded with the final supplication -- Akheri Munajat -- on the Turag banks.

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims raised their hands seeking divine blessings for mankind and forgiveness, as the first phase of the Biswa Ijtema concluded yesterday with the Akheri Munajat or final supplication conducted in Bangla on the Turag.

Indian Tabligh-Jamaat scholar Maulana Saad Kandhalvi finally returns to his country.

Indian Tabligh-Jamaat scholar Maulana Saad Kandhalvi will not attend the 53rd Biswa Ijtema to be held from January 12-14, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.