Shia Muslims take part in the Ashura in large numbers. This comes weeks before the Ashura that is observed on 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. “They (Shias) always wear shackles and carry swords, machetes, knives and spears during their procession taken out from Old Dhaka’s Hussaini Dalan. Mostly Shia Muslims observe the day in Dhaka and across Bangladesh by taking out the Tajia processions, performing self-flagellation. The traditional procession is where the devotees cut themselves with the sharp weapons to show their grief and echo the suffering of Imam Hussein.

Source: bd News24 September 29, 2016 10:52 UTC