The khateeb (who delivers the sermon of prayer) of Chittagong's Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque Maolana Syed Md Anwar Hossain led the prayer, which was organized by Raipur's Haiderganj Syed Manjil, from early morning Wednesday. It will continue till 7pm. The whole area was flooded with thousands of devotees, and the chanting of their prayers could be heard all day long and from miles away, according to locals. Raipur Police OC Tota Miah and a local police outpost In-charge Inspector Belayate Hossain said they did not know anything about the day-long prayer. When contacted Syed Taher Zaberi, general secretary of the mosque, could not be reached for comment.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 18, 2020 09:56 UTC