The Bishaw Ijtema is called as the second largest congregation of Muslims as hundreds of thousand people attend the gathering. Islamic pundit Iliyas Kandhalvi initiated the reformation movement of Tabligh Jamaat in the 1920s. Saad was confronted by his opposition when he came to guide the Akheri Monajaat or final prayer in the Bishaw Ijtema last year. The two factions announced two different schedules for Bishaw Ijtema in January this year escalating the tension. Special traffic management has been adopted for the vehicles on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway for easy access to the Bishaw Ijtema.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2019 10:07 UTC