The Ijtema began with the Aam Boyan or general sermon after the Fazr or morning prayers on Sunday. It began to rain right as the sermon began. The second phase Ijtema began on Sunday morning for the followers of Moulana Mohammed Saad Kandhalvi, grandson of the Tabligh founder Moulana Iliyas and will end on Monday with the Akheri Munajat. Though they were scheduled to begin on Friday, the followers of Zubayer began their Ijtema activities on Thursday afternoon, said Md Harun-Or-Rashid, a senior leader among the Saad followers. The Saad followers began their Ijtema under these circumstances on Sunday morning and also endured the thunder storm and rain.

Source: bd News24 February 17, 2019 08:03 UTC