5-day \\\'Jor Ijtema\\\' begins in Tongi

The five-day ‘Jor Ijtema’, a preparatory event of the 2-phase Biswa Ijtema, began on the bank of Turag River in Gazipur’s Tongi on Friday morning. Over 0.10 million devotees from both home and abroad have joined the Jor Ijtema that will end on December 2, said Tabligh Jamaat sources. Most of the devotees will keep staying at the Ijtema venue to complete the preparations for the 2-phase Biswa Ijtema. The 1st-phase Biswa Ijtema, the 2nd largest congregation of Muslim in the world, will be held on January 9-11 while the 2nd one on Jan 16-18, according to a news agency.