The proceedings began after the Fazr prayers on Friday with a sermon by Saudi Arabian cleric Maulana Osman. The followers of Maulana Saad Kandalvi, a Delhi-based member of the Tabligh Jamaat Supreme Council, are taking part in the event. Earlier, followers of Maulana Zubair Ahmed, the imam of Dhaka's Kakrail Mosque, the headquarters of Tabligh Jamaat’s Bangladesh chapter, attended the first phase of the congregation from Jan 10 to 12. Preparations for the event began in earnest on Monday after followers of Maulana Zubair left the Ijtema grounds, said Haji Munir Hossain, the coordinator of the second phase. But Maulana Saad has decided against joining the congregration taking the overall circumstances into account, said its Amir Engineer Waseful Islam.

Source: bd News24 January 17, 2020 06:00 UTC