The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, or the World Congregation of Muslims,
concluded on Sunday seeking peace and revival of Islamic tenets.
The Akheri Munajat or final prayer was held in the afternoon.
One of the top clerics of Tablig Jamaat, Maulana Zobaerul Hasan of India, conducted the prayer.
The three-day gathering, which began on Friday, is considered as the second largest Islamic gathering after the Hajj. It has been held in two phases from last year.
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema will begin on Jan 20 and ends on Jan 22.
The bank of the river Turag turned into a sea of people as hundreds of thousands joined the final prayer on Sunday.
President Zillur Rahman took part in the final prayer.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina raised her hands to pray at her official residence Ganabhaban.
Opposition leader Khaleda Zia also joined the prayer while Jatiya Party chief Hussein Muhammad Ershad took part in the prayer from the main pavilion where the president sat.
Khaleda was stationed at the Honda (Atlas) factory rooftop pavilion. Leaders of her party accompanied her.
Organisers said around 17,000 foreigners joined Ijtema this year.
According to the Tablig Jamaat leaders, nine devotees died during the Ijtema.
Biswa Ijtema has been taking place since the 1960s when it used to take place at Dhaka's Kakrail mosque.
In 1948, it took place at the Haji Camp in Chittagong, and shifted to Narayanganj's Shiddhirganj in 1958.
With a steady increase in the number of devotees attending, Ijtema was shifted to the banks of Turag in Tongi in 1966 and has been taking place there since then.
The Akheri Munajat or final prayer was held in the afternoon.
One of the top clerics of Tablig Jamaat, Maulana Zobaerul Hasan of India, conducted the prayer.
The three-day gathering, which began on Friday, is considered as the second largest Islamic gathering after the Hajj. It has been held in two phases from last year.
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema will begin on Jan 20 and ends on Jan 22.
The bank of the river Turag turned into a sea of people as hundreds of thousands joined the final prayer on Sunday.
President Zillur Rahman took part in the final prayer.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina raised her hands to pray at her official residence Ganabhaban.
Opposition leader Khaleda Zia also joined the prayer while Jatiya Party chief Hussein Muhammad Ershad took part in the prayer from the main pavilion where the president sat.
Khaleda was stationed at the Honda (Atlas) factory rooftop pavilion. Leaders of her party accompanied her.
Organisers said around 17,000 foreigners joined Ijtema this year.
According to the Tablig Jamaat leaders, nine devotees died during the Ijtema.
Biswa Ijtema has been taking place since the 1960s when it used to take place at Dhaka's Kakrail mosque.
In 1948, it took place at the Haji Camp in Chittagong, and shifted to Narayanganj's Shiddhirganj in 1958.
With a steady increase in the number of devotees attending, Ijtema was shifted to the banks of Turag in Tongi in 1966 and has been taking place there since then.
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