The first phase of Biswa Ijtema concluded on Sunday morning with the Akheri Munajat (concluding prayer) on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi.
Muslims from all over the country gathered at the Ijtema ground to join the concluding prayer.
Maulana Kefayet Ullah, the top cleric of Shura-e-Nezami, said the prayer began at 9:00 am.
Maulana Zubair, the top cleric of Shuray-e-Nezam of Bangladesh, conducted the final prayer.
Since early morning, devotees have been making their way to the Ijtema ground via the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. Many have walked the entire 10-kilometre distance from Bhogra bypass to the Ijtema ground.
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, the manager of the Ijtema medical camp, reported that 22 medical centres are providing services this year.
GMP Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan announced that from midnight on Saturday, certain roads, including the Tongi-Kamarpara Road, Dhaka-Mymensingh highway from Tongi to Gazipur's Bhogra Bypass, and Abdullahpur to Ashulia's Bypass, will be closed to traffic.
Vehicles heading to Mymensingh and Gazipur should use the 300-foot road via Gabtoli to Konabari.
Except for Ijtema-related vehicles, no transport will be allowed on these roads during this period.
Bd-pratidin English/ Afia
