The first day of the second phase of Ijtema began at 6am Sunday, but sermons had to be delivered during thundery showers. The second phase is being joined by thousands of followers Moulana Saad Kandhalvi, who heads one faction of the Tabligh Jamaat organisation. The second phase Ijtema began on Sunday morning for the followers of Moulana Mohammed Saad Kandhalvi, grandson of the Tabligh founder Moulana Iliyas. The Zubayer followers left the Ijtema premises after Akheri Munajat on Saturday, littering it with food waste and trash, said Harun-Or-Rashid. The Saad followers began their Ijtema under these circumstances on Sunday morning and also endured the thunderstorm and rain.

Source: bd News24 February 17, 2019 15:06 UTC