GAZIPUR, Dec 19 (UNB): The government has taken full control of Tongi's Biswa Ijtema ground in Gazipur following deadly clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat that left four people dead and over 50 injured.
Members of the army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), police, and other law enforcement agencies have been deployed around the area to ensure security and prevent further violence.
Additional forces have been deployed on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway and Kamarpara road where suspicious people are being searched and interrogated.
Despite the unrest, a few devotees, followers of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi stayed overnight in a tin-shed mosque on the western bank of the Turag River.
They started leaving the area on Thursday morning.
Calm prevails at Ijtema ground
FE Team | Published: December 20, 2024 00:51:50
Calm prevails at Ijtema ground
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