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Pictures: Bangladeshi Muslim pilgrims returning home in crowded trains

Pictures: Bangladeshi Muslim pilgrims returning home in crowded trains

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-01-27 09:41 GMT
Bangladeshi Muslim devotees head to their homes in an over-crowded train after attending three-day Islamic Congregation on the banks of the River Turag near Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday.
Pilgrims also boarded a ferry to return home after attending the Congregation.
The event brought traffic on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to a stand still with a sea of people marching towards the Ijtema ground for prayers.
Hundreds of devotees, including women took risks to attend the event by boarding overcrowded buses and trains while others had to walk miles to reach the prayer venue on Sunday.
A vendor sells paan, a stimulating chewable preparation to devotees.
Also joining the event was BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia who attended the prayers from the rooftop of Atlas (Honda) Factory at Tongi.
The event was also attended by President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who participated in the munajat from Bangabhaban and Gano Bhaban.
A man jumps from the top of an overcrowded train to another on Sunday.
The congregation saw lakhs of Muslims come together to seek world peace, forgiveness and blessings for mankind and the Muslim Ummah.
The prayers at the congregation were conducted by Indian religious scholar Maulana Jubayerul Hasan.
Hundreds of Muslims are seen praying after attending the Congregation which shuns politics and calls for peace.
The railway police try to clear line, as thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims gather to board trains. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims attended the annual three-day event that is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings being held since 1960’s to
Pictures: Bangladeshi Muslim pilgrims returning home in crowded trains

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