Devotees have converged on Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan in droves for an Islamic conference led by Tablighi Jamaat scholars. By 10am, roads around Suhrawardy Udyan were closed, with police placing barricades at Shahbagh. Earlier this week, tensions simmered after two Tablighi Jamaat factions announced duelling events at Suhrawardy Udyan. “The area from Suhrawardy Udyan and nearby locations, including Gulistan to Shahbagh, Kakrail, and Farmgate, is packed. Assistant Commissioner (Traffic) Shah Mostafa Tariquzzaman of the Dhanmondi Zone, said that hundreds of buses have been arriving from outside Dhaka since morning.
