Tens of thousands of Muslims attend annual Biswa Ijtema event in Bangladesh
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Muslim devotees pray during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees pray during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)A Muslim devotee reads the Holy Quran in a tent during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees gather during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees rest in a makeshift tent during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)A Muslim devotee prays during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees prepare food in large quantities to serve fellow participants during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees perform ablutions before prayers during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees gather during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees pray during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees pray during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees rest under makeshift tents during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees prayer during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Muslim devotees perform ablutions before prayers during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)A Muslim devotee prays during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
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Muslim devotees pray during the first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims, at the banks of the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
